?Chapter 803:


    As Cedric stood up, Dani’s heart squeezed with emotion, and she reached out to grab his hand. “Cedric, would you be able to give me just a bit more time?”


    Cedric forced a bitter smile. “Dani, you know I’d give you as much time as you need, even a lifetime. But I can’t keep living with this constant feeling of being shut out. It’s like… I mean nothing to you.”


    Dani heard the echo of his footsteps on the floor as she turned her head and saw Cedric opening the front door.


    The light from outside poured in, bathing him in a golden glow. But just as quickly, it disappeared when the door began to close slowly.


    Dani sat in the still, cold silence, her hands and feet frozen with the chill.


    She stayed on the sofa all night, waiting, but Cedric never came back.


    The cupcakes she had bought the previous night had turned cold and hard, but she ate them for breakfast anyway.


    Lillian, observing with a pitying look, suggested, “Why not just tell him? It’s just that trivial past, right? It’s possible that Cedric could manage it.”


    Dani shook her head. “No. No one is allowed to tell him!”


    Ryan exhaled heavily. “This time, it might be difficult to calm him down. He’s really upset. He even left home.”


    A migraine began to throb in Dani’s head. She headed upstairs to change her clothes, nning to make breakfast and bring it to Cedric as a way of making peace.


    Leaning against the door, Lillian scrolled through her tablet while talking to Dani. “Natalie’s reputation ispletely destroyed, and Elyse, who sacrificed her daughter’s future for fame, is scorned throughout Olisvine. The hotel called to say they spent over eight millionst night and…”


    can’t cover the cost. They’re asking what to do.”


    Read new content at gαlnσνe?s


    Dani answered with determination, “Call the police and have them arrested.”


    Lillian nodded, then asked, “Caiden is crying and begging to see you. Will you go, Dani?”


    Dani poured oatmeal into a thermos. “No.”


    Lillian had expected as much. “The man who looked like Cedric at thest banquet is still under investigation. It’s odd. After that brief appearance, he seemed to disappear, as if…” She paused, searching for the right words.


    Dani caught on quickly. “As if he deliberately stirred up trouble and then vanished to watch the chaos unfold.”


    Lillian touched her forehead, relieved. “Exactly! That’s exactly it.”


    Dani grabbed the thermos. “Ignore it. Those who need to show up will eventually do so.”


    Lillian agreed,ughing lightly at Dani. “You’re off to make peace with Cedric. I won’t join you. Never thought I’d see the day, and Cedric is really holding his ground.”


    Dani smiled wryly at the teasing tone in Lillian’s voice.


    She had never thought she would one day be preparing breakfast to appease a man.


    As Dani reached the entrance of Phillips Group, the head of security approached her with evident enthusiasm. “Good morning, Ma’am.”


    Dani had been buried in work and rarely visited Phillips Group, so the security guard hurried over as soon as he spotted her car. This took her by surprise. The head of security was someone she hadn’t seen before.


    .


    .


    .