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    But Joyce, in a fit of rage, shoved her once again.


    The force sent Katrina tumbling to the floor, her head hitting the steps, causing a painful crack and blood to start trickling down her temple.


    Joyce, however, showed no concern. She red at Katrina with a look of pure hatred, as though the woman on the floor wasn’t her mother but a bitter enemy she could no longer tolerate.


    Katrina watched, stunned, as Joyce knelt before Dani. Her eyes widened with shock. Struggling to her feet, she cried out, “Joyce! Have you lost your senses? How can you kneel before Dani?”


    Joyce, her own daughter, was kneeling to Brylee’s daughter.


    To Katrina, having battled to surpass Brylee, this was tantamount to a crushing defeat.


    It felt like a silent confession of her defeat.


    No! She wouldn’t lose! How could she lose to Brylee’s daughter? Never!


    “Joyce, stand up!” Katrina yelled, her face contorted with anger. Clutching her throbbing head, she tried to pull Joyce away.


    However, Joyce held firmly to Dani’s pants, unmoving. Watching Dani sit upright with a chilly look, Katrina’s stance faltered.


    When Dani looked up and their eyes met, Katrina felt as if she saw Brylee’s reflection in her. Guilt washed over her, and she quickly looked away.


    Meanwhile, Joyce, unaware of the emotional turmoil, continued to thud her head against the floor. In desperation, she blurted out to Dani, “These shares are worth a lot! I’ll sell them to you for just twenty million. Hand me the money, and they’re yours.”


    Dani rose slowly, gazing down at Joyce with clear disdain.


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    Her look was as dismissive as one might nce at an unworthy pet.


    In a calm, measured voice, Dani responded, “I’m sorry, but you can’t alter the past. The profits have already been allocated to a new venture, so withdrawing them isn’t possible.”


    Dani skillfully shifted the me onto Katrina.


    For the first time, Katrina witnessed a profound hatred in Joyce’s eyes.


    Her heart quivered as she murmured, “Joyce, I did everything for your benefit.”


    “For my benefit? That’sughable. Where were you when the Bet family shunned me? Why did you arrange my marriage to Alexander, only to leave me feeling deserted? And now, you alone decide on my shares! Ten years without dividends—what good are these shares to Joyce was desperate.


    She had less than ten days.


    If she didn’t send money to Milo within ten days, he’d leave her.


    This thought triggered a surge of panic in Joyce. She feared losing Milo and couldn’t ept that possibility.


    In a rush, Joyce ran off, Katrina’s voice echoing after her into the void.


    Meanwhile, everyone in Olisvine was reeling from the robotpany’s announcement of a ten-year halt on dividends.


    “Why? Weren’t they making regr payouts before?”


    “Indeed, I’ve just invested in a vi, relying on those returns. What about my mortgage now?”


    “I’ve purchased a luxury vehicle. Without those dividends, I can’t even cover the fuel costs!”


    “My entire retirement hinges on these dividends. What’s happening?”


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