?Chapter 1066:


    That was all she said—nothing more, nothing less. Yet those few words shattered everything Caiden had built over thest three years.


    Why? Why did she always pull him from the heights of victory straight into the depths of ruin so effortlessly?


    Why?


    Dani stood amidst the crowd, the re of countless spotlights reflecting off her, unshaken and untouchable, as if nothing in the world could break her. “I appreciate your time today,” Dani spoke with cool authority. “Elite Lux will continue operating as usual—there are no ns to sell. As for my estate, it was legally settled years ago. Every asset under my name belongs solely to my husband, Cedric Phillips. If he should pass away, my wealth will be donated entirely to the state—no one else will inherit a single cent.”


    What had started as a spectacle had now be an official press conference, announcing Dani’s return to the world.


    The buyer, Caiden, and Joyce found themselves edged out, swallowed by the throng of people. Powerless, they could do nothing but stand outside and listen as Dani coolly addressed the reporters.


    “Yes. There was an explosion three years ago. I was injured and spent the past years recovering. Elite Lux never dered me dead. I’m grateful to my colleagues at Elite Lux for standing by me these past three years. Today, I dere to the world—Dani Harper is back. Those who plotted against me, hoping to gain from my absence, will soon find themselves nothing more than stepping stones for Elite Lux’s rise. Stay tuned.”


    That day, for the first time in three years, the stifled team at Elite Lux could finally stand tall again—all thanks to Dani’s return.


    The business world braced itself, anticipating the seismic shifts that were about to unfold.


    As the crowd gradually thinned, only Caiden and Joyce remained. They stared at Dani, who stood at Elite Lux’s entrance—colder, sharper than she had been three years ago.


    Caiden’s voice wavered in disbelief as he gawked at Dani. “Weren’t you dead?”


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    Dani’s expression remained icy, her gaze fixed on Caiden, as lifeless as if she were staring at a corpse. “You truly wanted me dead.” Her words were not a question—they were a fact.


    The weight of her words nearly made Caiden copse, but Joyce quickly steadied him.


    Dani scoffed at the sight. “I never thought my supposed death would reunite the two of you.” The irony was not lost on her—once at odds, now conveniently allies. It was proof of the old saying: “There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.”


    “You weren’t dead?” Joyce’s fury red. The near-sealed deal had just gone up in smoke. How could she not be livid?


    “Even if I were dead, my assets wouldn’t be yours to take,” Dani said coolly to Joyce. “Speaking of disappearances, weren’t you the one who vanished? So, why the sudden reappearance?” It felt like a grand scheme was at y. Dani had “died,” Joyce had conveniently returned, and Caiden had miraculously been pulled out of the asylum. What other pieces of the puzzle were still hidden? Beneath the illusion of tranquility, a storm brewed.


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