?Chapter 682:


    “I’ve seen her before as well. This is unbelievable!”


    “So it’s true? Dani and Cedric are really married. This changes everything!”


    Phillips Group’s executives, initially as dumbfounded as the reporters, quickly shifted from shock to joy. Their expressions lit up with hope and relief as they exchanged nces.


    This was a game-changer.


    The solution to Phillips Group’s crisis had finally appeared. Cedric was no longer alone. A celebration was no longer a distant thought.


    Elyse and Natalie, standing at the edge of the press conference, watched the footage unfold on the screen. Slowly, both sank to the floor in shock.


    “Mom, how could this be possible?” Natalie’s voice trembled.


    Elyse’s eyes were cold, brimming with defeat. How could she have possibly predicted this? Until now, Dani had kept her marriage to Cedric hidden from her.


    Even when Cedric was invited by Nina to bake pastries, Dani hadn’t shown any jealousy.


    So, all this time, she had been fooled by Dani?


    “Mom, what do we do now? We were nning to get rid of Dani and im her inheritance, but now she has a legal husband. If something happens to her, Cedric would inherit everything!” Natalie’s voice cracked with anxiety.


    Elyse’s gaze sharpened.


    “That means Cedric has to die too.”


    Natalie went pale at the words.


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    Elyse turned to her daughter, her voice low and menacing.


    “Isn’t there someone who’s been pursuing you at the hospital where Cedric is staying? It wouldn’t be too difficult for him to take care of Cedric while he’s bedridden, would it?”


    Tears welled up in Natalie’s eyes as she shook her head quickly.


    “No, Mom. I like Cedric.


    You promised that if he had a little ident, I could care for him, and we’d grow close.


    You said I’d be the one with him.”


    Elyse’s expression hardened.


    “But that was before everything changed. Dani’s wealth muste to us. Don’t you get it? You can always find another man, but a chance to seize Dani’s wealth doesn’te often.”


    Tears spilled down Natalie’s face as she kept shaking her head desperately.


    “No, Mom. Please, give me one more chance. I’ll make Cedric fall in love with me. Once that happens, I’ll get him to sign over his fortune. It’ll all be yours.”


    Elyse fixed her gaze on her daughter, her expression impossible to read.


    “Have youpletely lost it? Cedric isn’t the type to simply give up what’s already his. And after all this time, there’s been no indication that he’s interested in either you or Nina.”


    Suddenly, Natalie dropped to her knees in front of Elyse.


    “Mom, please. Please, just one chance. I swear, I’ll make Cedric love me.”


    Elyse’s face grew serious. She couldn’t believe her daughter—who had once been so promising—had fallen sopletely for a man.


    She knew then that Cedric could never be allowed to live.


    Still, she gave a slow nod.


    “Alright. If you’re this set on it, go ahead and give it a shot. Otherwise, you’ll never stop obsessing over it.”


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