?Chapter 549:


    The argument between Joyce and Katrina had escted to a level neither of them had ever reached before.


    “You’re really not going to help me? You’re my mother! If I can’t pay this debt, I’m finished. I’m your daughter, and you still won’t step in? Grandma does have enough to lend, maybe a million at most, but that’s barely a drop in the ocean when ites to the interest!” Joyce yelled.


    Katrina’s brow furrowed.


    “I’m doing everything I can to find a solution. But don’t expect me to sell myself just to fix this!”


    Joyce’s temper red, her words sharp and bitter.


    “Why not? Whether it’s Caiden or anyone else, it’s the same!”


    The p that followed was sharp and resounding. For a moment, Joyce stood frozen, stunned by the force of the strike.


    Her hand pressed against the stinging skin, and Joyce red at Katrina with cold fury.


    “Fine. If you won’t help, I’ll figure it out on my own.”


    With that, she stormed out of the room.


    Katrina stood in the doorway, her eyes following Joyce as she stormed out. A deep, exhausted sigh escaped her lips. Later that day, Katrina made the decision to leave the hospital.


    Her n was to approach Dani once more.


    But as Katrina faced Dani, her words came out stiff.


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    “Dani, if I divorce your father, what will you give me?”


    Without looking up from her phone, Dani replied, “Nothing. If you want out, you leave with nothing.” The weight of her words sank in, and Katrina knew the conversation hade to a dead end.


    With a bitter nce at Dani, Katrina turned and made her way upstairs.


    Days passed, and Joyce vanished without a trace.


    In the wake of it all, Dani’s grip on the Harper family’s wealth tightened, leaving Caiden with no influence,pletely powerless.


    Katrina’s financial situation had hit rock bottom, her funds barely enough to keep her afloat.


    Then, out of nowhere, a million dors appeared in her bank ount.


    A sinking feeling twisted in Katrina’s stomach as soon as she saw the deposit.


    Without hesitation, she checked the details of the transfer.


    As expected, Joyce’s name was disyed on the screen, confirming her suspicion.


    The message apanying the transfer sent a clear message.


    “Repayment, with interest.” Katrina understood immediately.


    Joyce was severing all ties, cutting thest thread between them.


    Frustration bubbled inside Katrina as she tried reaching out, but there was no clue where to begin.


    In a moment of desperation, Katrina held Dani back.


    Dani nced at her coldly.


    “So, now you finally know what it feels like to lose someone who matters, don’t you?”


    In that instant, a cold sensation swept through Katrina’s chest. Her eyes flickered.


    “Dani, are you telling me you nned all of this?”


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