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    But before Katrina could revel in her scheming, Joyce, still tethered to Lillian’s phone, spoke up without raising her head.


    “Mom, you’re oveplicating things. Elite Lux has top-notchwyers. If Dani wants, they can draft that agreement in no time. Why bother with all this fuss?”


    Joyce remained fixated on her game, oblivious to Katrina’s machinations.


    Dani gave a small smile, and before Katrina could object, she chimed in, “Joyce is correct. Let Elite Lux’s legal team handle it.”


    Katrina stiffened, her features hardening. Elite Lux’s legal team would take over? How could she manipte the situation then?


    Before storming upstairs, Katrina shot Joyce a venomous nce, who remained blissfully unaware of her mother’s turmoil.


    Joyce, meanwhile, was kneeling beside Dani, grinning like an ardent admirer.


    “Dani, could you grant me a glowing skin? Please?”


    Katrina inhaled sharply, appalled at the scene. Was this really her daughter?


    Dani responded by simply handing over her phone to Joyce. Joyce was stunned.


    “You’re letting me use your phone?” Dani nodded nonchntly.


    After all, this was merely a beta test—the more user feedback, the better.


    Joyce nearly dropped to her knees in gratitude.


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    “Can I share this on my social media?”


    Free advertising? Why not? Dani nodded again.


    Later, as Katrina descended for a drink, she was met by the surreal sight of Joyce kneeling before Dani.


    Dani sat regally before her, her cold gaze radiating authority.


    “Joyce! What are you doing?”


    Katrina had devoted her life to boosting Joyce’s status, yet here was her daughter, discarding it all to grovel before Dani. It appeared as though she was atoning for some dire transgression.


    Katrina felt her sanity slipping away.


    As Dani made her way back to her bedroom, Joyce offered a sharine smile and cooed, “Sweet dreams, Dani.”


    Katrina fixed Joyce with an icy stare and dered, “You’reing to the hospital with me tomorrow!”


    Joyce blinked, taken aback.


    “What?”


    “We’re getting a DNA test!” Katrina dered vehemently.


    “I refuse to believe that someone as witless as you could share my blood!”


    The housey wrapped in silence, deep in the clutches of the night.


    In the stillness, soft footsteps whispered along the stairs. A gentle knock sounded at the grandest door on the second floor.


    Dani swung the door open, her eyes locking with Cedric’s, who lingered in the dimly lit hallway.


    “What’s up?” she queried.


    Cedric clutched a medical kit, his expression a mix of sorrow and slight indignation. He gestured towards Dani’s hand.


    Following his gesture, Dani’s eyes fell on the faint red mark marring the back of her hand. Fresh from her bath, her damp skin made the mark all the more pronounced.


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