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    In that split second, the dagger sliced through the air, aimed straight at her heart. Dani pivoted sharply, dodging the lethal strike with precise agility.


    “Dani!” Nina’s voice rang out as she hit the ground.


    Dani nced at her, concern flickering in her gaze. “Are you alright?”


    Bracing herself on her hands, Nina pushed up. “I’m fine.”


    Dani gave a firm nod. “Good. Now, step back a little.”


    Without hesitation, Nina moved away, putting a safe distance between them.


    Turning her attention back to Natalie, Dani took in the sight—her clothes stained in fresh crimson, her wild demeanor unmistakable. She looked like she had just taken a life.


    Behind her, Nina’s voice rang out, sharp and urgent. “Dani! She killed Linden!”


    At those words, a faint smile ghosted across Dani’s lips as she fixed her gaze on Natalie.


    Natalie’s grip on the dagger tightened, her expression darkening. “What the hell are you smiling at?”


    Dani spoke in a slow, measured tone, herposure unnerving. “Do you even realize where you’re standing right now?”


    Natalie instinctively looked down, uncertainty flickering across her face.


    Dani’s voice softened, yet her words carried weight. “This is the exact spot where my mother fell to her death. Do you know why, despite all my wealth and properties, I never left this ce? Because I was waiting—waiting for this moment.”


    She wanted her mother to witness it.


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    Everyone who had yed a role in her death would pay their due price.


    Natalie narrowed her eyes, suspicion creeping into her voice. “So, you knew all along that I’de back. You made Linden turn against me. You kept him close, just waiting for the moment I’d return, didn’t you? Dani, you’re truly ruthless!”


    Dani let out a light chuckle. “Exactly. Everything yed out just as I nned. And now, here you are, right where I wanted you.”


    Natalie’s grip on the dagger tightened, her knuckles turning white.


    “Go to Hell!” With a furious cry, Natalie lunged forward, the dagger aimed straight at Dani.


    Cedric had just pulled up when he saw something that made his heart nearly stop.


    In front of him, Natalie was rushing at Dani, the de gleaming in her grasp. Cedric’s breath hitched in his throat.


    But before he could react, Dani’s hand shot up, and in a mere blink, she had Natalie pinned down.


    Cedric’s fear morphed into sheer disbelief.


    His eyes widened in astonishment, staring at the scene before him, struggling to process what had just happened.


    “Are you okay?” Cedric hurriedly jumped out of the car, frantically scanning Dani from head to toe, searching for any sign of injury. But she waspletely unharmed.


    His entire perception of reality felt slightly shaken.


    “At such close range, you dodged Natalie’s dagger?” Cedric couldn’t wrap his head around it.


    It had been too close.


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