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    “You’ve always been perceptive, even as a child.”


    Drying her tears, she leaned closer, lowering her voice.


    “What are your thoughts regarding that woman?”


    “Which woman?” Dani asked.


    “Katrina,” Elyse answered.


    “Be cautious around her; she’s shrewd.


    Your parents had a wonderful marriage until she came along. I suspect she yed a role in your mother’s tragic death.”


    Dani yed idly with her wine ss, her voice casual.


    “Absolutely,” Elyse insisted, her tone filled with conviction.


    “I often visited your home back then. I witnessed your father growing close to her in the vi. Had it not been out of concern for your mother’s feelings, I would have exposed their affair much earlier. And sure enough, after your mother died, Katrina assumed her ce. It’s too coincidental to be innocent.”


    At this, Dani’sughter was sharp and cold.


    “Aunt Elyse.”


    “Yes?” Elyse answered, but Dani didn’t speak for a while.


    Elyse looked up abruptly, meeting Dani’s indifferent gaze. There was an unmistakable distance to Dani—something Elyse couldn’t quite connect with.


    As Elyse was about to say more, Dani spoke evenly.


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    “Three years ago, before my marriage to Alexander, I asked you a question.”


    Suddenly, Elyse’s smile vanished, her face suddenly tense. She stuttered, “Did you? What was it that you asked?” A flicker of recollection crossed Elyse’s features, herplexion turning ashen.


    Dani replied, “I asked whether Katrina had an inappropriate rtionship with my father and if her involvement had anything to do with my mother’s death.”


    At that time, Elyse had dismissed the idea with a wave of her hand, saying, “Impossible! Your mother was a business genius. What harm could Katrina, just a maid, do to her? It was purely an ident. Don’t dwell on it. Let the past stay in the past.”


    Dani vividly recalled Elyse’s dismissive gesture from that conversation. Elyse had been so certain back then. She was one of the very few Dani had truly trusted. But now, Elyse’s words were at odds with her previous assurances.


    Elyse’s expression momentarily tensed but quickly smoothed over.


    “You were on the verge of marrying Alexander at that time. I feared revealing more might disrupt your ns. Besides, given your circumstances then, I wanted to protect you from potential harm.” Elyse quickly crafted a usible exnation, aligning her reasoning neatly.


    “Now, however, your circumstances have changed.


    You wield more power, and I believe you deserve the truth. Dani, surely you don’t hold my earlier silence against me?”


    Dani’s gaze dropped to her wine ss as she murmured, “No, I don’t.”


    “I knew you’d understand. As your mother’s cousin, my loyalty to you is unwavering. Dani, you must recognize the danger Katrina poses and address it.”


    Dani took a sip from her ss and rose.


    “I’m feeling rather weary. Aunt Elyse, I’ll be leaving now.” With those words, she walked away.


    Elyse watched Dani’s departure, shaking her head slightly before seamlessly blending back into the gathering.


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