?Chapter 369:
A cunning glint sparked in Caiden’s eyes as he broached an offer.
“Cedric, I’m aware of the ongoing issues you have with Dani. How about reconsidering my earlier proposal? The secret to gaining her favor, now just for fifty million—a real steal. What do you say?”
Cedric wrestled with a palpable temptation.
Caiden, observing Cedric’s hesitance, pushed confidently.
“Well? At fifty million, it’s a steal. Don’t want it? I’ll find someone who does.”
Cedric, pointing upwards, made it clear.
“My finances are under Dani’s control. She calls the shots on how it’s spent, not me.” Caiden’s expression darkened as he silently berated Cedric’sck of backbone and his susceptibility to Dani’s influence.
As Cedric turned to leave, he paused briefly, his tone even and measured.
“I’d suggest you hold off on selling that secret.
You know her reach. If she discovers your scheming, she won’t hesitate to gain full control of Harper Group, and that will be the end for you.”
Caiden was a bundle of frustration and helplessness.
Katrina, studying Caiden’s tense profile, ventured cautiously, “Is there truly no way to salvage the situation with Dani?” A shadow of a thought flickered across Caiden’s eyes as they unintentionally caught Joyce’s figure nearby.
Katrina’s heart momentarily skipped a beat.
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Caiden suddenly said, “It’s high time you considered marriage, Joyce. We’ve given you enough time to bounce back after your childbirth.
You should be back on your feet by now.”
Katrina stared at Caiden, her expression a mix of shock and confusion.
“What are you implying?”
“I mean precisely what I articted,” Caiden countered.
“Haven’t you always harbored hopes of Joyce tying the knot with Alexander? Well, perhaps now’s the moment to make it happen.”
Indeed, Katrina had harbored such hopes for Joyce to marry Alexander. But not under these circumstances. Not when the Harper family coffers were echoing emptiness.
With their business teetering on the brink, they had no leverage to engage the Bet family seriously. Moreover, Joyce’s circumstances, having a child out of wedlock, had already marred her standing.
Katrina’s original blueprint had been to endow Joyce with the entirety of Harper Group. Now, with the group floundering, it was more of a liability than a legacy. Wouldn’t this only serve to diminish her stature in the eyes of the Bet family even further?
Richard was a man known for his opportunism, and Joyce, marrying without a dowry or a robust backing, would undoubtedly endure significant strife.
Katrina’s gaze upon Caiden was cold, as if she was truly seeing the man he had be.
A man who could patiently navigate the shadows under a formidable woman like Brylee for years and eventually climb to the pinnacle was inherently cutthroat. Naturally, in times of stability, his kindness flourished, but when the seas turned rough, his true colors bled through.
Katrina was still strategizing.
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