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    As Caiden fetched Dani from school, the look in her eyes deterred him from any scolding.


    It was fear, not affection, that silenced him.


    The ferocity in a ten-year-old’s demeanor disturbed him deeply.


    Dani’s emotional turmoil eventually leveled out on its own.


    Caiden chose not to dwell on the past.


    It was onlyter that he understood that Dani’s mood disorder red due to that singr term.


    This only urred when something deeply affected her core.


    Caiden stared with a hardened gaze at the closed door of Dani’s bedroom.


    Apart from Brylee, it seemed Cedric had be another crucial person in Dani’s life.


    Rising, Caiden expressed his frustration.


    “Unbelievable. After all these years of my support, you’ve never defended me as a daughter should. Joyce merely attempted to seduce Cedric, and he was unharmed. Was such a drastic reaction really necessary?”


    Descending the stairs, he presumed Joyce had simply passed out.


    However, upon noticing the vivid red marks encircling her neck, he stood frozen. The front door swung open.


    Ryan lingered by the threshold with azy stance. Outside, Lillian was speaking on the phone.


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    “So, she’s still alive, right? Should we take her to the hospital? If she were dead, I’d just bury her here and save the trouble.” The response from the other end caused Lillian to end the call in annoyance. She turned to Ryan.


    “What if we just end her here? The hospital visit sounds tedious. We’d need to wait for the car.”


    Ryan, absorbed in his phone, merely shrugged.


    “Doesn’t bother me.”


    Caiden was taken aback by their indifference.


    Concerned, he dered, “I’ll make the call. I’ll take her myself.


    You two take a break. This is still about a human life. Let’s not treat it so lightly.”


    After speaking, Caiden caught a glimpse of Lillian’s mocking smile.


    “Really? Do you actually believe a life is that significant? That we should treat it with more care?”


    Pausing, Caiden sensed the implication in her words.


    As Lillian moved past, she tapped Ryan on the shoulder.


    “Let’s head back to bed.”


    The entrance then quieted down abruptly.


    Caiden quickly phoned for an ambnce. As they helped Joyce into the ambnce, he realized she waspletely exposed beneath her robe.


    A sudden gust of wind whipped the fabric away.


    Now, Joyce was fully exposed to everyone’s eyes.


    One paramedicmented in dismay, “We’re here to save a life, not to be confronted by such a distasteful sight.”


    Caiden stood frozen, his eyes narrowing as he shot a frosty re at Joyce.


    Why did she have to push Dani’s buttons? Wasn’t she just inviting disaster upon herself?


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