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    Dani casually nced up, but her expression froze in shock upon seeing Katrina’s item.


    Cedric immediately perceived a shift in Dani’s emotions.


    Approaching Dani, Katrina opened the box to reveal a radiant, luminous pearl.


    “Could this be worth ten million?”


    The nkness in Dani’s eyes slowly gave way to profound, icy intensity. Her gaze shifted from the pearl to Katrina’s face, and she scoffed derisively.


    Katrina felt her heart miss a beat.


    “Is this yours?” Dani inquired, her tone icy.


    Katrina inhaled deeply.


    When Brylee jumped off the building, she had this pearl in her hand.


    Originally intended as part of a crown for her daughter’s wedding, Brylee had the pearl with her that day. After Brylee’s leap, Katrina found the invaluable pearl and took it for herself.


    Initially, she intended to give it to Joyce as a wedding gift. However, as Dani’s influence expanded, Katrina reconsidered. Now, facing desperate circumstances, she feltpelled to take a risk.


    She wagered that Dani was too young at the time to recognize the pearl’s worth.


    She spected that Brylee had never shown the pearl to Dani and that Dani was too young to recall any of it.


    Katrina hesitated as she held out the pearl.


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    Dani gave no visible sign of surprise, which allowed Katrina to release a quiet breath of relief.


    “Take a look at this pearl. Caiden presented it to me on our wedding day. I never thought I’d let it go, but I’m in dire need of cash at the moment. What do you think it’s worth? Just throw out a number; I promise I won’t haggle.”


    Dani’s gaze remained fixed on the television, seemingly uninterested.


    As the echo of Katrina’s plea died away, the dialogue from the television filled the expansive living room, the characters’ voices a stark contrast to the tense silence between the two women.


    Seeing Dani’s continued indifference, Katrina’s heart sank, her hopes of a simple transaction fading.


    She pressed her lips together, contemting her next move—to take the pearl to an auction house, though she dreaded the hefty fees that would diminish its yield. Just as Katrina was about to reach out to the auction house, Dani’s voice cut through the quiet.


    “Ten million.” Her tone was nonchnt, her eyes still on the screen.


    tion surged through Katrina. She nced at the pearl cradled in her palm, feeling a twinge of greed.


    “Dani, we’re family. Don’t you think that’s a bit on the low side? Perhaps consider a higher offer? This piece is truly magnificent.”


    Dani responded with only a slight, enigmatic smile.


    Across her, Johan reclined in his chair.


    “Well, aren’t you starting to push your luck?”


    Unruffled as ever, Dani maintained her usual stoic demeanor, seemingly indifferent even at home.


    The air tensed around Katrina; a surge of anxiety struck her.


    “Don’t get upset. We’re family, after all. A little more or less shouldn’t matter, right?” Despite her efforts to appear calm, Katrina harbored a growing fear of Dani.


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