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    So when Dani agreed with a simple “okay,” Cedric was taken aback for a good while.


    After changing, Dani saw Cedric still rooted to the spot and asked, “Aren’t youing?”


    Cedric snapped out of his daydream and quickly began to prepare himself.


    In the car, Lillian kept sneaking nces at Cedric.


    She texted Dani, “Why is Cedric here?”


    Dani texted back, “Is there an issue?”


    Lillian continued, “Didn’t you say Cedric wasn’t supposed to know about these things? Why the sudden change of heart?”


    Dani nced at Lillian’s message and then at Cedric next to her, who was barely hiding his grin. She shook her head with a resigned smile.


    She had kept Cedric out of her world because it was filled with unspeakable things, and she wanted to preserve his innocence. Still, he was eager to be a part of every aspect of her life.


    She had once considered divorce, but she found herself unwilling to leave him.


    Thus, she chose a new approach.


    Her strategy was to bring Cedric into her world.


    Her phone vibrated again with another text from Lillian. “Aren’t you worried you might frighten him?”


    Dani paused, then whispered, “Let’s see how it goes.” Cedric missed her murmur and asked, “What?”


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    Dani shook her head. “It’s nothing.”


    The drive to the mental institution was long, and the road narrowed along the way. Cedric sat quietly throughout.


    Dani remained silent as well, her stillness weighed down by a sense of unease.


    The sign at the entrance of the institution was crooked, hanging off-center. The words “Shadowpeak Madhouse” were scrawled in a hurried manner, while weeds outside had grown taller than a person.


    The old iron fence gave off a sinister air.


    Thest visit here had left Elyse and her daughter ill for days from the terror. At the entrance, Dani left Cedric with no other options. “Let’s go.” She was eager to reveal her true world to him.


    Cedric stepped forward immediately, with Lillian following.


    The wind howled in a strange, haunting manner, carrying the stench of rotting flesh.


    As they crossed the courtyard and entered the building, cries of despair echoed down the vacant halls the moment they crossed the doorway. A bearded man greeted them with a smile.


    “You’vee!”


    “Where is he?” Dani asked.


    The man gestured towards the farthest ward. “He was desperate, found a ss shard, and nearly bled out after slicing an artery. He kept calling for you, so I figured I’d better inform you.”


    Dani nodded. The man then turned to Cedric, offering a nod of recognition as if recalling an old acquaintance.


    Dani swung open the door to the ward. Inside, Caiden was lying on his back, his face pale, eyes fixed on the ceiling.


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