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    “A woman like her didn’t climb to her current heights by ying the damsel. Get the picture?” Caiden replied, his tone matter-of-fact.


    Without a knack for cutthroat tactics in the business realm, one would quickly be swallowed whole, leaving not a trace behind.


    Katrina, cloistered from the corporate battlefield, wouldn’t grasp suchplexities. Before her marriage to Caiden, she was but a housemaid.


    What could she trulyprehend?


    Her expertisey solely in the arts of coquettish maniption.


    Her counsel to Joyce and Shirley on handling men was invariably woven from the same thread.


    Realizing further conversation was futile, Caiden awaited Dani at the door as she finished her day’s work.


    “What’s up?” Dani inquired, not lifting her gaze from her phone.


    “I’m swamped right now. If it’s trivial, please step aside.”


    Caiden asked, “Is Cedric trivial enough for your time?” That caught her attention. Her eyes flicked up from her phone to his face.


    Caiden stole a nce at her phone, noting a screen filled with figures.


    Dani pocketed her device.


    “Speak!”


    Caiden divulged, “Shirley is attempting to charm Cedric.” Dani’s initial reaction was dismissive, but her hand paused midway to her pocket as Caiden continued,


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    “They’re going to make Cedric take an aphrodisiac.”


    Dani’s fingers slowly uncurled. Her face clouded over for a brief moment before she regained her usual poise.


    “Understood,” she acknowledged, then entered the house.


    Watching Dani’sposed figure, Caiden couldn’t help but contrast her with Joyce and Shirley.


    The difference was night and day.


    He suddenly questioned what he ever found appealing in Katrina.


    What was she, after all?


    Dani returned home.


    Josie mentioned that Cedric had just returned from his business trip.


    As she spoke, the door to Cedric’s room swung open.


    “You’re back.”


    Dani nodded.


    “I thought you were on a business trip! Why are you back so soon?”


    Cedric approached, taking her bag as they ascended the stairs together. His voice, low and husky, carried a hint of warmth.


    “I wanted to be back early. And I missed you.” A small smile yed on Dani’s lips.


    Shirley observed their ascent to the room. The apple she had peeled, originally intended for Cedric, seemed redundant now; she ended up eating it herself. Suddenly, a thought struck her.


    Turning to the servant, she remarked,


    “Don’t you think Dani and Cedric seem almost toofortable with each other? So rxed…”


    “They look like a couple!” Josie chimed in cheerfully.


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