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    Dani shook her head gently.


    “No, it’s just the wind on the balcony is too strong. I’m heading downstairs.” With that, she turned and left for the lower floor.


    Alexander remained on the balcony, his focus now fully on Katrina. His gaze was unyielding, and his voice wasced with tension.


    “What were you really doing out here? Or more precisely, what were you doing to Dani?”


    Katrina’s attempt at a nervousugh was weak, her nose crinkling in an effort to mask the difort.


    “What could I do? We were merely chatting. Why won’t you believe me? It’s absurd to think I could harm Dani.”


    With that, Katrina quickly turned and walked away, her silhouette fading into the distance, carrying with it an air of defeat.


    Alexander stood there for a moment, his mind racing. He said nothing as the wind picked up, swirling around him. The gusts nearly knocked him off bnce, but he steadied himself, looking down from the balcony’s edge.


    The vi was five stories high, but with the high ceilings, the drop seemed even more intimidating. From his vantage point, all he could see was an abyss—endless and foreboding. His thoughts drifted back to the vacant look in Dani’s eyes earlier, sending a chill through him.


    Alexander made his way down the staircase, only to find Katrina feigning nonchnce as she watched the television.


    Outside, in the courtyard, Dani was deep in conversation on the phone. Bits and pieces of her chat floated in through the window. It sounded as though Lillian was inquiring about Dani’s ns for a midnight meal.


    Alexander’s eyes lingered on Katrina once more. She was preupied with an apple, devouring it with increasing fervor.


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    “Katrina.” Alexander broke the silence abruptly.


    Startled, Katrina nearly leaped out of her skin.


    “Huh?”


    “You’re practically down to the apple’s skeleton.” Katrina nced at the apple, paused, then let out a forced chuckle.


    “I wasn’t paying attention. Did youe to see Dani?”


    Alexander didn’t reply immediately. His intense stare continued to bore into Katrina, as if he was about to strip away her veneer at any moment.


    “I need to leave now. If you need to speak with Dani, go ahead. I’ll leave you two to it.”


    Katrina rose hurriedly without waiting for his response, scrambled into a pair of heels at random, and scurried out the door.


    Since her marriage to Caiden, Katrina had always been a stickler for sartorial precision. Her ensembles were meticulously nned, with not a color out of ce.


    But just now, Alexander noticed that Katrina was wearing a long ck dress paired with garish yellow high heels. It was the exact ensemble Joyce once attempted to wear, which Katrina had adamantly criticized. Now here was Katrina, adorned in just that.


    Alexander’s suspicions about Katrina’s erratic behavior deepened.


    He opted to remain in the living room, awaiting Dani’s conclusion to her phone call.


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