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    “You’ve grown old and lost your zest, and frankly, Dani shows me more kindness than you do. People are inherently selfish; that much is clear.


    You just want afortable life, just like when Alexander hurt me and you turned a blind eye.” Tears streamed down Katrina’s cheeks.


    “Darling, how can you use me like that?”


    “Mom, stop worrying about me. I know what I’m doing.”


    “You go ahead and cozy up to Dani. She’s a good person.”


    With those words, Joyce departed without a backward nce.


    Katrina watched her daughter disappear, a pang of dread rising in her heart.


    She felt on the brink of losing Joyce; perhaps she already had.


    Fright gnawing at her, Katrina approached Dani hastily.


    “What are you plotting? What are your intentions with Joyce?”


    Dani paused, then locked eyes with Katrina.


    Under the harsh overhead lighting, Dani’s eyes shone with a sharp gleam, her lips curving into a subtle, icy smile.


    “Why don’t you tell me?”


    Katrina was momentarily taken aback. Under Dani’s prating stare, her heart pounded wildly. She had an uneasy suspicion that Dani knew more than she was letting on. But she wasn’t sure.


    “What do you mean? Are you trying to hurt Joyce? Dani, we’ve never been adversaries. Why manipte her like this?”


    Dani brushed off the allegation, nonchntly turning off her phone’s screen. She then rose gracefully to her full height, looming over Katrina, who clenched her fists. Dani leaned in, her voice a whisper near Katrina’s ear.


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    “Are you certain we’ve never been adversaries? Or perhaps…”


    She trailed off, leaving the thought hanging.


    Katrina watched as Dani straightened, her demeanor echoing that of Brylee’s. A chill snaked through Katrina.


    She shivered slightly as Dani finished her thought.


    “Or perhaps this is a blood feud!”


    Every strand of hair on Katrina’s body prickled as she absorbed Dani’s words.


    Her eyes widened in shock, meeting Dani’s gaze. Unintentionally, she eximed, “What do you know?”


    When Dani heard this, her smile grew even wider. It wasn’t a reassuring smile; instead, it was the kind that sent a shiver through Katrina’s heart. Dani advanced slowly, her steps deliberate.


    Instinctively, Katrina moved back.


    She never imagined that the little girl she had once bullied, the one who would sit at the stairs with a bowl, eating quietly, had now turned into someone who could make her shrink back with just a nce.


    A pang of regret hit Katrina. She regretted not dealing with Dani permanently, much like she had with Brylee.


    “What do you think I know?” Dani asked, her voice calm yet filled with cold.


    Katrina stood there, frozen, for what felt like an eternity. She couldn’t find the words to respond to that question. As the true meaning of Dani’s words slowly sank in, a cold shiver ran down her spine, freezing her blood in its tracks. She trembled, the coldness seeming to prate her bones.


    When she regained herposure, she found herself alone in the living room, engulfed by fear.


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