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    Dani’s gaze intensified against the biting wind as she responded, “The person who looks a lot like Cedric.”


    Lillian hesitated and then questioned, “Could you have been mistaken? There’s only one way up to the rooftop. I didn’t see anyoneing down.”


    Dani gave no reply. Her eyes swept across the empty rooftop.


    “Let’s head back inside,” Lillian suggested, noticing the biting cold. “It’s too cold up here; we shouldn’t risk catching a cold.”


    Dani acknowledged with a slight nod.


    They made their way to the elevator and descended back to the office.


    Concerned, Lillian immediately called a doctor to examine Dani.


    When the doctor arrived, he was spotted by Linden.


    With a furrowed brow, Linden confronted Lillian, annoyance evident in his voice. “Why wasn’t I informed that Dani is ill? I’m also a doctor, freshly certified at that. Don’t you think I’m capable?”


    Lillian presented the doctor’s credentials, halting Linden for a moment.


    Lillian nudged Linden aside. “Please, stay out of the way.”


    Frozen in ce, Linden was awe-struck. The doctor treating Dani was none other than Lee Hoffman, his long-admired idol.


    Linden tried to follow, but Lillian halted him with a raised hand at the door.


    His voice betrayed his hurt feelings. “Was everything you said about me being Dani’s family doctor just a lie?”


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    Lillian stood with her arms crossed, her face giving nothing away. Her expression was somber.


    Linden looked at her, a mix of fear and confusion in his eyes. “Mustn’t it be incredibly expensive to have Lee treat her?”


    Lillian’s response was emotionless. “There’s no charge. Dani and Lee are close friends.”


    Linden’s eyes widened with astonishment. “She’s truly remarkable!” His admiration was more heartfelt than ever before.


    He hesitated briefly before asking, “What exactly is troubling Dani? What’s the problem?”


    He had always thought of Dani as strong.


    She was active, running and exercising daily, seemingly the picture of health.


    Linden posed his question with a casual smile.


    However, Lillian was ring at him with a look that could kill.


    Scared, Linden asked, “What’s the issue?”


    Lillian averted her eyes. “Just a reminder—there are things you’re meant to know and will learn in time. But prying into forbidden knowledge could prove catastrophic for you.”


    Linden let out a nervous chuckle. “Catastrophic? What are you suggesting, that you might kill me?”


    Hisughter became more forced as he spoke.


    Momentster, the hallway fell into an unsettling silence.


    Linden was confronted with Lillian’s cold, menacing stare.


    “Interested in testing your limits?” she asked.


    Linden felt his heart miss a beat. He faltered before responding, “Test what exactly?”


    “Facing death. That’s what you seem to be,” Lillian said sharply, her usual hint of a smilepletely absent. Fear clutched at Linden’s chest.


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