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    He then called Mose. Mose picked up, stillughing like a fool.


    “Are you really that thrilled?” said Cedric. “It’s done. Get in touch with rinda. Set up a time for the asset transfer.”


    Mose said, “I checked this morning. They told me they’re swamped and will handle the paperworkter. Boss, don’t you think they’re being a little too trusting with us? Then again, with someone like rinda around, no one’s foolish enough to try anything shady. But still, now that you’re broke, how are you going to break this to your wife?”


    Cedric remembered what Dani had warned him about the night before. He rubbed his temples and let out a long sigh.


    Even though it felt like a mountain on his chest, he knew he had toe clean.


    After breakfast, Cedric gathered his nerve and sat beside Dani.


    She was still reading from herptop when she turned and nced at him. He looked uneasy, like a kid who got caught sneaking out.


    “I need to tell you something.”


    Dani paused, leaned back into the couch, and met his eyes. “Go on.”


    “Yesterday, I went bankrupt.”


    Caiden and Joyce stepped out at that moment. The shock hit them right away.


    Caiden blinked. “Wait, bankrupt? Did I hear that right?”


    Joyceughed. “Cedric, that doesn’t make sense. Yourpany was supposed to be the next big thing. How could this happen?”


    In the business world, Cedric had a reputation for bouncing back from anything.


    If someone said Alexander had gone bankrupt, they might believe it.


    But not Cedric.


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    Dani’s expression didn’t change.


    Cedric sat still, ncing at her, unsure of what she was thinking.


    “It really happened. Just yesterday.”


    Caiden stepped closer. “Are you in debt?”


    Cedric shook his head. “No. I’m not.”


    Joyce let out a breath and gave him a soft smile. “That’s a relief.”


    Something about his bankruptcy made him feel less untouchable. She tilted her head. “So, Cedric, what now?”


    He didn’t answer. Instead, he nudged Caiden aside and leaned in toward Dani.


    “There’s something else.” He lowered his voice. “Along with going bankrupt, I have to manage someone else’spany for ten years.”


    His gaze shifted to her. She still looked calm.


    His chest tightened. He could barely breathe.


    Cedric swallowed. “For the next ten years, I won’t be able to start my own business.”


    Caiden and Joyce gasped at the same time.


    Joyce’s eyes softened. She gave him a look that carried both pity and disbelief.


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