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    He stood still for a moment, trying toe up with a reasonable exnation, but before he could speak, Caiden broke the silence.


    “Hey, Cedric. Got any work tripsing up? Maybe something you could send me on?”


    Cedric gave him a confused look.


    “What do you mean by that?”


    Caiden’s unease was evident, and he seemed desperate.


    “I just need to escape for a while. Katrina’s making me lose my mind, and a business trip is the perfect excuse. No matter what happens between you and Dani, I’m still her father, right? While you’re trying to win her over, you can’t forget about me.”


    Cedric’s face hardened as he heard those words. His contempt for Caiden deepened.


    Just moments before, he hade downstairs from Dani’s room, yet Caiden didn’t ask a single question, showing no concern as a father.


    Instead, Caiden seemed focused on exploiting the situation for his own benefit.


    How could someone like him ever be fit to be a father? Cedric’s expression remained frosty as he washed up and replied tly, “There is a trip, but it’s quite far.”


    Caiden’s face immediately brightened.


    “Really? Perfect! Just send me then!”


    Cedric answered in a detached tone, “I’ll have my secretary check if it can be arranged.”


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    Caiden seemed thrilled.


    “You’re the boss, after all. If you tell your secretary to book me a flight, she’ll get it done, won’t she? Perfect! I’ll go pack right now.”


    Without waiting for a response, he hurried off to prepare for the trip.


    Cedric went for his usual morning run and then made breakfast. By eight o’clock, he made his way upstairs and knocked softly on Dani’s door.


    As he entered, he found Dani still deep in sleep.


    The cold edge in Cedric’s gaze softened instantly.


    He knelt beside the bed and lightly tapped Dani’s nose.


    “It’s eight. Time to wake up?”


    Still half-asleep, Dani grabbed his hand, pulling it under the covers with hers. She drifted for a moment longer before finally blinking her eyes open.


    Once she had dressed and freshened up, Cedric spoke up.


    “Caiden asked me to set up a trip for him. I told him it’d be quite far, and he seemed pretty excited about it.”


    Dani gave a small nod, unfazed.


    “Sure. Let him go then.”


    She thought that adding another person to the war between her and Katrina would only make her ns moreplicated.


    The questions from the previous night had unsettled Katrina just enough for Caiden to pick up on it. Now, he was eager to make his escape.


    That confirmed everything Dani had suspected from the start.


    Cedric nced at Dani.


    “Aren’t you going to tell me what you’re nning?”


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