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    Cedric tilted his head to regard Dani.


    “Want to try them? He left them on the table.”


    Dani rested her head against Cedric’s abdomen and murmured, “No need. I have you now, and sleepless nights are a thing of the past for me.”


    Once Dani finished speaking, exhaustion overcame her, and she drifted into a deep slumber. A subtle smile yed on Cedric’s lips.


    Katrina had been feeling uneasy since leaving home. She was certain that Alexander’s sharp instincts had caught on to something. Regret gnawed at her. Her exit had given Alexander the opening to speak with Dani.


    Anxious, she turned around and rushed back to the vi. But by the time she returned, the living room was eerily quiet.


    Katrina swallowed her unease, the thought of the night ahead keeping her awake. Morning came too soon, and Katrina rose before the sun, fatigue heavy in her eyes. As she quietly slipped from her room, Dani’s door creaked open just ahead.


    Katrina froze, her heart racing, and quickly withdrew. She stayed hidden, waiting for the sound of footsteps descending the stairs.


    When she finally stepped out again, she saw Cedric instead of Dani. Katrina’s eyes darted to the clock. It was five in the morning. At this hour, even the maids were still in bed. What could have brought Cedric out of Dani’s room so early? Had he been there all night? Or had he just arrived with the first light?


    A surge of unease washed over Katrina, and she made her way downstairs, halting just outside Cedric’s room. The door creaked open just then. Before she could avert her gaze, their eyes locked.


    “Up this early, Cedric?”


    Cedric, dressed in his workout clothes, simply nodded. His expression gave nothing away. Without a word, he continued his path towards the door.


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    Katrina’s eyes lingered on his retreating figure.


    Shaking off the moment, Katrina went outside to grab a ss of water, her mind still focused on Dani’s bedroom window above. That room, once Joyce’s, boastedrge floor-to-ceiling windows and a stunning view, perfectly centered within the vi. It was nearly a hundred square meters of space. Katrina noticed the curtains were tightly drawn. Dani was clearly still resting.


    Katrina’s eyes fell to the floor, but then a wild thought darted through her mind. Did Cedric really like men? Or did he only love Dani? Perhaps he simply wasn’t interested in any woman other than Dani. For a brief moment, Katrina’s imagination ran wild, but she quickly shut down the thought.


    After all, she held the belief that every man eventually strayed, so the idea of Cedric staying loyal to just one woman felt far-fetched. Even someone as spineless as Caiden had betrayed Brylee for her back then. She felt confident that Cedric’s eyes would eventually wander towards her niece. Katrina was certain of it and decided to set the thought aside.


    Still holding her phone, Katrina considered reaching out to Alexander for a meal, hoping to learn if he had uncovered anything the day before and told Dani. However, she feared that seeming too eager might reveal some of her own hidden truths. So, she turned to Joyce, who was still asleep well into the afternoon.


    Joyce’s reaction to Katrina’s suggestion was immediate. Her face twisted with frustration.


    “Mom, can’t you stop being so self-centered? I just divorced Alexander, and now you want me to go back to him? What kind of excuse would I even give? What would people think of me? Have you even thought about that? Milo would get upset.”


    Joyce stood up, snatched her purse off the cab, and added, “And don’t act like you forgot—you still owe me eight million.


    You can’t just pretend that never happened.”


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