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    The harsh lighting above threw shadows over Alexander’s tense features.


    Then Cedric dropped the final bomb, his voice cold and firm.


    “Once you make your move, there’s no going back.


    You’ve lost.”


    Alexander’s head jerked up in rm upon hearing those words. He met Cedric’s gaze firmly. Then, he attempted to see Dani, but she waspletely obscured by Cedric.


    This unfamiliar sensation unsettled him.


    In a rough voice, he called out, “Dani?” Silence followed.


    He called again, “Dani.”


    Raising his voice, he shouted, “Dani!”


    Yet, there was no reply. And there never would be.


    Dani had always been emotionally distant, like a block of ice. No action of Alexander’s could stir any reaction from her. She remained indifferent.


    Alexander realized it was futile. Dani was unmoved by anything he did.


    She had openly admitted she did not understand love. She could not love.


    Her responses were limited to polite apologies and logical rebuttals, nothing more.


    Feeling heartbroken and defeated, Alexander abandoned the pretense he had maintained for so long, only to be met with a cold “Sorry.”


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    He bowed his head, releasing a bitter chuckle.


    Looking up once more, his expression resumed its usual detachment. He turned to Cedric and spoke evenly.


    “Cedric, do you see what I mean? How many years can you afford to waste on someone like her?”


    Alexander was not jealous but spoke with conviction.


    “Your passion now will be a joke. Or perhaps it won’t bother you. But Dani is unchangeable. She’s too cold. And why would you try? She grew up in a loveless environment, losing her mother early. How much genuine love can remain in her heart? Cedric, understand this: Dani loves only herself. No one else matters. Do you see what I’m saying?”


    Dani had been chasing Alexander for a decade.


    Ten whole years!


    Yet, her feelings never deepened. She simply went through the motions to marry him.


    Common belief held that the Bets were coerced into agreeing to the marriage by the overpowering influence of the Harpers.


    What remained unknown was that without his consent, the marriage would not have urred. Suddenly, Alexander yelled, “Dani!”


    Lightning shed across the sky, thunder booming immediately after.


    Alexander’s voice, deep and menacing, blended with the thunderstorm. His face contorted in rage, and his cry seemed almost cursed.


    “You are destined to be alone and unloved forever! You have no heart!”


    As he spoke, lightning struck a massive tree outside, which then toppled over.


    Cedric quickly covered Dani’s ears as Alexander’s furious voice escted.


    Dazed, Dani looked up.


    The thunder was overwhelming, and Cedric’s hands firmly covered her ears, blocking out Alexander’s tirade.


    In the brief illumination, Dani’s gaze met Cedric’s bright, unwavering eyes.


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