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    “…spent several times that much on a pair of cufflinks. If investing a few tens of millions proves my sincerity to Niks, then I think it’s worth every penny. Besides, if Niks ever gets out of line, Cedric isn’t someone who’ll back down.”


    Carol grinned. “You’ve got a lot of faith in Cedric, don’t you?”


    Dani nodded. There was no arrogance in her tone, just certainty. “With me by his side, Cedric is invincible.”


    A soft golden glow filled the living room, wrapping the space in a quiet, familiar warmth.


    No one spoke.


    Niks once again felt jealous of Cedric. To have someone like Dani in his life, all the hardships of Cedric’s earlier years were worth it.


    Across the room, Dani kept her attention on theptop screen. Her fingers moved with precision as she executed the finalmand to breach McCoy Group’s internalwork.


    Next to her, Carol loungedfortably,zily chewing on slices of fruit. “Wanna y something? Honestly, their system’s a total bore. You poke around in there all the time, and it’s always locked up tight. You really think they’d leave something lying around? Hamilton’s no fool.”


    Another cherry disappeared into Carol’s mouth as she spoke, her tone half-teasing, half-serious.


    However, Dani stayedpletely still, eyes fixed on the screen.


    Carol’s hand twitched, and the remote nearly slipped from her grip. “Wait—hold on!” she gasped, twisting toward Dani. “No way. Are they seriously that careless?”


    Her jaw went ck as the answer red back at her.


    “They are. Unbelievable.”


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    With deliberate calm, Dani closed theptop and set it aside. “It’s confirmed. The McCoy family was linked to my mother’s death and the explosion. This also exins why they kept Cedric away from the explosion.”


    After all, Cedric was Hamilton’s son.


    That theory had always lingered in the background, whispered but unproven. But seeing the truth spelled out in data stirred up a rage that neither of them could swallow.


    Stillness returned to the room, heavier this time.


    Carol sighed, looking at Cedric, who was in the yard, tracing the phone number.


    “Cedric doesn’t have anything to do with this,” said Carol quietly, though her voice trembled just a little.


    Even as the words left her lips, she didn’t quite believe them. She didn’t know how to persuade herself to make Cedric choose between the McCoy family and Dani. And maybe for Cedric, there’d never been a choice to make. Maybe he’d already made it. The entire world could’ve been offered to Cedric, and he still would’ve chosen Dani every single time.


    But Dani was never going to ask him to make that choice. Not when she knew she couldn’t bear the weight of it either.


    A soft sigh slipped from Carol’s lips.


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