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    “Let me be clear. Joyce’sfort depends on my happiness. She might have the shares in the roboticspany, but remember, I have endless means to bankrupt you both. Would you dare challenge me?”


    The smile on Dani’s face never faded. It was a serene smile, but the words she spoke sent a chill through Katrina, freezing her to the core.


    “Save your hypocritical talk,” Dani warned.


    “Try me again, and I’ll have you thrown out of this house.”


    Flushed with a mix of rage and embarrassment, Katrina felt her cheeks burn.


    A maid moved to intervene, but Cedric’s stern look halted her immediately, and she stepped back, choosing not to provoke him.


    “I refuse to engage on your disgraceful level!” Katrina said, storming up the stairs.


    Once in her room, she pressed a hand to her chest, her heartbeat racing wildly.


    Though she was reluctant to acknowledge it, Dani’s cold stare earlier had nted a deep, unnerving fear in her.


    “Dani, that lunatic! As if I would waste my time talking to her!”


    When Joyce came to visit her mother the following morning, her posture radiated arrogance.


    Alexander, on the other hand, walked in with a grim expression. The farce at their wedding had thoroughly embarrassed the Bet family.


    Initially, Alexander hadn’t intended to apany Joyce. However, her dramatic outburst,plete with tears, screams, and threats of suicide, had pushed Richard to his limits, prompting him to insist Alexander escort her. Reluctantly, Alexander hadplied.


    Before their departure, Joyce had raided several valuables from the Bet family’s storeroom.


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    Richard’s expression was one of displeasure as he bid them farewell.


    Joyce’s union with the Bet family had been anything but beneficial; it had been a catastrophe. Richard’s restraint was fueled solely by the hope that future profits from the roboticspany might salvage the struggling Bet Group. Alexander’s mind was far from such financial considerations. He was thoroughly disillusioned with Joyce.


    The sweet,pliant woman he had known had be a domineering spouse, embodying every negative trait imaginable. She scrutinized his every action, demanded ess to his personal phone, meddled in his secretary’s duties, and dictated his social life.


    Merely one day into their marriage, Alexander was filled with regret.


    As he reflected on his previous marriage to Dani, the differences were unbearable. Dani had respected his independence, loving him quietly for a decade without ever attempting to curb his freedoms.


    During the drive, Joyce seemed to pick up on his distant mood. With a taunting smile, she said, “I monitor you because I love you. Alexander, you’re lucky to have such a devoted wife. Appreciate what you have.”


    Alexander’s mood remained dark throughout the journey.


    Joyce gripped his phone tightly, making the cramped space of the car feel even more oppressive.


    He found himself thinking about what life might have been like if he had never divorced Dani.


    Bet Group wouldn’t be in this mess. And if trouble had arisen, Dani would have handled it, just like she always had in the past. She wouldn’t have tried to use it as a way to gain control over him.


    With each passing moment, Alexander’s regret deepened. By the time they reached the Harper family’s residence, the pressure seemed unbearable.


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