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    Joyce lowered her voice. “Those who love hard can’t stand being dumped. He may look soft, but he’s not weak. If you really leave him, I’m afraid when all this settles and you want to get back together with him, he might nevere back.” After a pause, Joyce added, “A lot of people fool themselves into thinking they matter more than they do, but the world doesn’t spin around anyone’s ego. No one’s going to wait around forever—especially not when they’ve been pushed aside on purpose. So think hard. Miss this shot, and you might never find someone who loves you the way Cedric does.”


    As the words left her mouth, Joyce caught sight of Cedric standing quietly at the top of the stairs.


    She let out a soft sigh and fell silent.


    Dani kept her eyes on the TV, her face unreadable, but no one noticed a brief flicker in her gaze.


    Later that evening, Niks stormed in to confront Dani, his voice sharp and brimming with anger. “So you’re really siding with Charles to take me down?” he snapped.


    Dani, in no mood for a fight, shot back with cold irritation. “Take you down? What makes you think you’re even worth the effort?”


    Niks nearly exploded. “What’s that supposed to mean? The McCoy family is the richest on the, and you dare act arrogant with me?”


    Dani fixed him with an icy stare. “It might be the richest family in the world, but don’t kid yourself—you don’t speak for them. I’m certain your father, Hamilton, sees the value in what I bring to the table. I have every reason to be confident. What about you? What do you have?”


    Rage swelled in Niks, but no words came.


    After a while, he spat, “You can’t do this! The McCoy legacy should be mine! If it weren’t for you and Cedric, I’d already have it!” Fury crackled off him like static.


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    Dani didn’t waste another breath. She turned and walked away.


    She had barely taken a few steps when Niks shouted after her, “Whatever you want, name it’s yours!”


    Unlike his brothers, Niks spoke through gritted teeth.


    Dani nced over her shoulder, a faint, chilling smile on her lips. “Are you sure about that?”


    Something in her tone made Niks shiver.


    It had to mean that Kohen and Charles had struck some major deal with her behind the scenes.


    “What did they offer you?” he demanded.


    Dani didn’t hesitate. “They promised to find the culprit and make Cedric their sessor.”


    Niks’s eyes went wide, disbelief crashing over him. “No! That’s impossible! That can’t be true!”


    Setting aside the matter of making Cedric the sessor, Niks found his thoughts consumed by the mastermind behind the tragic murder of Dani’s mother and the explosion.


    He knew such devious and merciless deeds were beyond the capabilities of his brothers.


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