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    Joyce scoffed dismissively. “Natalie? She’s naive! She doesn’t know Doug is difficult to handle at all!”


    Alexander remained silent, his demeanor cold and detached, his eyes as piercing as Cedric’s.


    Joyce narrowed her eyes suspiciously. “What’s your angle in saying all this?”


    Alexander responded calmly, “You are Doug’s wife now. Should anything happen to him, you’d inherit everything. That’s when you’ll truly be independent.”


    Joyce stared at Alexander, stunned. “You want me to kill Doug?”


    “There’s no need for you to get involved. I’ll take care of it,” Alexander assured, his n forming the moment he observed Natalie with Doug earlier. Doug’s sex addiction was his weakness. If he died while having sex with Natalie, nobody would doubt it.


    “Are you going to do it?” Joyce knew Alexander’s self-centered, cold nature well after years together. He was offering to eliminate Doug for her?


    “What’s your price?” Joyce asked sharply.


    “I want Dani.”


    Silence enveloped the room after Alexander’s deration.


    Joyce then erupted into uncontrolledughter, so intense that she doubled over in pain, eventually copsing to the floor as she clutched her stomach.


    Alexander observed her, remainingposed.


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    Finally, winded from her fit ofughter, Joyce settled cross-legged on the floor, her voice oozing sarcasm. “Alexander, you’re quite theedian. Remember how Dani chased you, and you—”


    “Remember how Dani chased you? Now you’re ready tomit murder for her after she’s been with Cedric this long? Isn’t that just ridiculous? Tell me, Alexander, since when did you be so obsessive? Knowing Dani and Cedric have been intimate, how does that not eat at you?” Joyce’s words visibly unsettled Alexander, his facade beginning to crumble, his expression contorting.


    “You don’t get it! This is about love! Love makes you overlook the past,” Alexander said, anger rising in his voice.


    Joyce saw through his facade. “Alright, you eliminate Doug for me, and I’ll manage Dani and Cedric on your behalf. You aim to be the sole Cedric, correct? I’ll help you, but there’s something you need to know first…”


    Joyce paused, running a finger along Alexander’s changed face. “Cedric must live. I want him.”


    Tired of the counterfeit, she wanted the real deal.


    “In my basement, I’ll chain Cedric up,” Joyce dered, her eyes shing with wild passion. “I’m eager for that day.”


    Joyce grabbed her bag and stopped at the door. “Alexander, don’t get too ahead of yourself. Winning Dani’s heart won’t be simple.”


    Alexander’s gaze hardened. “That’s not your concern. Just make sure Cedric is taken care of, and I’ll make sure I’m the only Cedric to Dani.”


    Lately, Dani hadn’t been sleeping well, and her distress was evident on her face.


    Nina leaned in to whisper to Lillian, “Do you know when Cedric is due back? Dani can’t go on like this.”


    Watching Dani, who was absorbed in her phone, Lillian responded, “Old habits die hard.”


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