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    Normally, courting someone wouldn’t warrant such a grand promation, but Cedric’s enthusiasm made it sound like he’d already swept Dani off her feet and they were preparing for their wedding.


    “Ah…courting,” Marlin echoed thoughtfully, ncing at Dani. She gave him a smile and asked, “Marlin, was there something you wanted to talk about?”


    Before he could respond, Cedric passed Dani a ss of water and reminded her, “You haven’t had anything to drink this morning. Take a sip.”


    Dani gave a small nod, took a sip from the ss, and then turned her gaze to Marlin.


    “Is there something you want to talk about?”


    Marlin suddenly felt out of ce. The way Dani and Cedric interacted didn’t feel like casual courting—it carried the ease and understanding of two people already in a rtionship.


    Marlin found himself at a loss for words. After sipping his water and forcing a polite smile, he decided to get straight to the point.


    “The Bet family asked me to pass along a message,” Marlin began.


    “Alexander would like a chance to pursue you, Dani. What’s your opinion on that?”


    Cedric’s grin disappeared in an instant. It was as if the whole universe had set its sights on the woman he held dear.


    Once Marlin finished, he could feel the icy intensity of Cedric’s re. It was ufortable, especially for someone his age, as he’d rarely been in such an awkward position before.


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    With an uneasyugh, he stood and said, “Well, I’ve done my part. The decision is yours. My apologies for the sudden visit today.”


    Saying no more, Marlin hurriedly left the office.


    Dani stared at the closed door for a brief moment, her expression unreadable, before ncing at Cedric. He stood there holding the nt, his gaze downcast as if deep in thought.


    “Alexander regrets it.”


    Cedric had always known it woulde to this. He’d seen it on the horizon long before now. Alexander was filled with regret.


    If he wasn’t, he wouldn’t have swallowed his pride and had Marlin act as his messenger.


    As the words left his mouth, Cedric immediately wished he could take them back.


    Despite what Dani might feel, he had never nned to bring up Alexander in her presence.


    The regret gnawed at him, fueled by his irritation at not having secured the title of Dani’s boyfriend sooner—instead, he lingered as just another hopeful contender.


    Dani, after all, wasn’t short of admirers;cking the official status of her boyfriend, how could he possibly shield her from the wave of persistent suitors?


    His frustration knew no bounds, yet the words, once uttered, were irrevocable.


    He tightened his grip a bit as he turned to look at Dani.


    Dani offered him a smile. She was quite upied today; an issue had cropped up in the AI development project she was overseeing.


    Cedric asked, “Are you tied up? If so, I’ll leave you be.”


    Setting aside the documents she was reviewing, Dani looked up at the person poised to exit the office.


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