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    Frustrated, Caiden returned inside, casting a reluctant nce back at Cedric.


    At breakfast, Joyce questioned her father, “Dad, why do you seem more concerned about Cedric than Dani?” Just then, Dani descended the stairs. Joyce addressed her.


    “Dani, Cedric is your friend.


    You left him outside, and Dad had to check on him with an umbre. Aren’t you embarrassed?”


    Dani’s expression turned icy, making Joyce recoil slightly. Today, Dani appeared quite formidable.


    She then looked at Caiden with a half-smile and questioned, “So, why are you more worried about my friend’s well-being than I am?”


    Caiden, caught off guard, was unable to respond.


    Dani wasn’t interested in hearing Caiden’s exnations. After breakfast, she went outside to dispose of the trash. As she passed by Cedric, his rain-soaked hands reached out and grabbed her sleeve.


    “Are you still mad?” Cedric’s voice was low, unusually humble.


    Dani held the umbre and asked, “Have you decided whether to tell me or not?”


    Cedric pressed his lips together tightly. He suspected that Dani might have discovered the money he transferred to Caiden, and he felt the chances were significant. However, he wasn’t willing to risk telling her himself. He reasoned that hisck of honesty,pared to Caiden’s deceit, might seem more forgivable to Dani. He always prioritized Dani’s needs over his own.


    “I was wrong. Please forgive me, I’m begging you,” he admitted, offering his apology first.


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    Dani simply nced at him, said nothing, and returned to the vi.


    Lillian, observing anxiously from upstairs, mouthed to Cedric, “Don’t hide it anymore. The secret is already out!”


    Without hesitation, Cedric pushed open the vi door. As Dani started up the stairs, Cedric, soaked from the rain, followed her.


    Dani left her room door open.


    Cedric apologized.


    “I was wrong. I didn’t mean to keep it from you. I just thought I could handle it myself. Please don’t be mad at me.”


    His apology did not seem to have an effect.


    Noticing a puddle of water on the floor, Cedric added, “I’ll take a shower ande right back to make a sincere apology!” With that, he quickly went downstairs, took a rapid five-minute shower, and hurried back upstairs without even wearing slippers.


    Cedric was in such a rush that he didn’t even have time to straighten his cor. Dani cast a nce his way, handed him a towel, and settled down to tackle her puzzle.


    The entire evening passed without a word from Dani. Cedric stood off to the side. As usual, Dani engaged with her puzzle until midnight. When weariness overtook her, she rose to sleep, disregarding Cedric as if he were a shadow.


    Cedric stood there, torn between staying or leaving as Dani turned her back on him, leaving him staring at her receding figure. The room was bathed in the soft glow of a dim yellowmp. Dani’s even breathing signaled her deep slumber.


    Head bowed, Cedric held the towel Dani had given him. Instinctively, he raised his hand to dry his hair with the towel, only to realize it was already dry.


    When Dani woke the next morning, Cedric was prepared to clear the air. However, Dani retreated to the bathroom. When she emerged again, she simply told him, “Go wash up ande have breakfast.”


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