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    Dani clenched her jaw. “I told you not toe, didn’t I? You know exactly who Hamilton is. Now that you’re in Oiscoll, getting out won’t be so simple.”


    Cedric gave a nonchnt shrug. “In that case, I’m not going anywhere. So, you’re here backing Charles, huh? Well, I’ll just stick around. Whenever you head out, I’ll go too.”


    Dani nced at Cedric, a wave of resignation sweeping over her. She then turned to Carol and said, “When the flights are running again, get him on one and send him back home.”


    Carol lounged against the staircase banister with a grin. “Consider it done!”


    When Dani arrived in Oiscoll, she bought a super-luxurious seaside vi. The ce was massive, with a front-row seat to the sea and a breeze that felt like nature’s own luby.


    Cedric grabbed a float and dove into the waves, then spent over an hour jogging the shoreline like it was his personal track.


    When he returned, he made a beeline for the kitchen like a man on a mission.


    Carol let out a happy sigh and said to Dani, “It’s nice having someone around. He’s got so much energy—makes the ce feel alive. Plus, we’ve got real meals now. I’m loving it!”


    Dani sat at the dining table, eyes settling on her favorite dishes. Whatever irritation she felt melted away with the aroma.


    After the meal, Dani stepped out and called Cedric to join her. Cedric stood under the open sky, the sea breeze brushing past him, d in rxed shorts—he lookedpletely at home.


    “I’m dead serious,” Dani said. Cedric’sid-back attitude gnawed at her nerves—he was far too calm for a ce like this. She had to spell it out again. “Oiscoll belongs to Hamilton. If he wakes up on the wrong side of the bed, he won’t think twice about doing something reckless. So when the storm settles in a week, you’re flying back. Until then, you don’t leave this vi. Not even a step.”


    Cedric gave a quick nod, agreeing without the slightest pause. Then, still in those shorts, he spun around and hopped into the open-top minivan with the housekeeper, heading off on a grocery run. The two chatted easily, as if they were old friends reunited—regretting they hadn’t crossed paths earlier.


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    Carol looked on, a wide, amused grin lighting up her face.


    Dani lowered her voice and asked, “Did you message him?” Knowing Cedric, he could’ve stayed mad for ages. There was no way he would’ve turned up this fast on his own.


    Carol smiled warmly. “You stared at your phone the whole night. I figured you missed him, so I called him. There aren’t that many things we really want in life. Why make it harder on yourself? Life’s already tough. You’ve got to find your own happiness. It’s too short to spend chasing things you pretend not to want. That kind of longing—it just chokes you.”


    Dani nced toward Cedric, who wasughing and chatting with the housekeeper in the kitchen. She sighed. “Living on your own terms isn’t easy. Maybe you’ve just never had to learn that.”


    Carol nodded thoughtfully. “Maybe I don’t. But the moment Cedric arrived, I saw you smile for the first time since you got to Oiscoll.”


    Honestly, if Carol hadn’t pointed it out, Dani wouldn’t have even realized she was smiling.


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