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    Dani looked at them both.


    “Are you even aware of the current valuation of the roboticspany?”


    Caiden faltered, his lips tightening briefly. He knew the answer, of course.


    Dani had invested hundreds of millions into thepany—a fact widely recognized within the industry. Her bold, ambitious investments had earned her a reputation for taking calcted risks that few others would dare.


    Thepany’s profitability was no secret either; even in its early stages, it had made significant waves in the market. Experts were already specting that Dani’s robotics venture could cement her position as the wealthiest individual in the world for decades, if not an entire century.


    This was exactly the prize Caiden had been eyeing all along. But, of course, he couldn’t let that show. He needed to maintain the act of being an uninformed, innocent parent.


    Putting on a naive smile, he replied, “Oh, I wouldn’t know. I’ve heard the robotics field is a challenging one, with massive investments and minimal returns. That’s why we felt it was reasonable to ask for just a small share for Joyce. It wouldn’t hurt you much, and it would certainly earn you plenty of admiration for your generosity. Don’t you think that sounds fair?” His smile grew wider, the creases on his face bing more pronounced as he worked to seempletely harmless.


    Dani sat in silence, observing him. The sunlight poured into her bright, spacious office, illuminating everything except the man before her. Try as she might, she couldn’t recall a single instance when Caiden had treated her with genuine kindness.


    Whatever fleeting image she had once clung to of him as a loving father had long since disintegrated—just like Brylee’s once-beautiful face, now erased by the unforgiving passage of time.


    A faint trace of sadness surfaced in Dani’s heart, but it was swiftly devoured by a wave of disgust.


    Caiden had lingered in her office the entire night, fully aware of the true worth of the roboticspany.


    Yet, he had the audacity to demand shares—for Joyce.


    “If you won’t part with shares, then just hand over $20 million,” Katrina chimed in without hesitation.


    Daniughed then, a genuine soundced with biting mockery.


    “Oh, so this is a multiple-choice test now? What happens if I give you nothing? What leverage do you think you have over me? You strolled in here, brazenly demanding money. If people heard about this little extortion attempt, what do you think they’d say about you? Do you honestly believe you can take anything from me just by holding out your hands?” Katrina’s face flushed red with anger. She opened her mouth to retort, but Dani was quicker.


    “And one more thing. Does the Bet family know you’re broke? That you came groveling to me like beggars? Alexander and his family don’t care about Joyce. What they’re after is what they think Elite Lux can offer Harper Group. That’s the only reason they agreed to this farce of a marriage. If I were to inform the Bet family that I have no ns to support Harper Group, do you think Alexander would still go through with marrying Joyce?” Her wordsnded like a bolt of lightning.


    Katrina started to tremble, her body shaking with a mix of fear and fury.


    She stared at Dani, finally recognizing that the woman before her was no longer the meek little girl she had once manipted with ease.


    That once-shy girl had transformed into a queen—crowned andmanding her power with unwavering authority.


    “Dani! You can’t destroy Joyce’s marriage!” Katrina’s expression was a far cry from the smugness she’d shown when she first learned Joyce had sabotaged Dani’s wedding with fire. Now, she lookedpletely defeated.


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