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    Dani watched him carefully, her voice low and certain.


    “So it was you. What exactly did you say to her? Why did shee home so shaken? She was always careful. Yet after she returned, someone pushed her to the edge. She was set up, and she died. Did you say something that made her drop her guard, something that allowed them to get to her?”


    Dani’s gaze hardened, her suspicion crystal clear. “And tell me—who was the one behind Hackett? Who was orchestrating things in the background, pulling strings and sending people to drug my mother in her own country?”


    Hamilton’s eyes shot open, shock flickering across his face.


    He’d expected Dani to dig, but not to unearth so much.


    For a split second, real fear crept into his expression.


    Dani held his gaze, her voice cool and unyielding. “So it was you all along—the mastermind pulling every string. Isn’t that right?”


    Hamilton’s lips curled in a slow, scornful sneer. He let the silence linger, then spat, “Think whatever you want. I’ll give you this—it wasn’t me, but someone from the McCoy family. And Cedric? He’s a McCoy, too. You want payback? Go ahead. Take your revenge. But ask yourself—can you really spend your life with the blood kin of your mother’s murderer?”


    Hamilton burned with impatience, aching for Dani to divorce Cedric.


    “You always parade around like you’re so strong, Dani. So why stay glued to Cedric? Isn’t he a daily reminder of what you lost? Every time you look at him, does your mother’s face haunt you? She died horribly, and yet you run straight to Cedric forfort. Is this loyalty? Is this how you honor your mother? Tell me—can you really live with yourself?”


    He then pinned Dani beneath a withering re, his whole posture radiating menace.


    “End it with Cedric. Right now. Walk away from him, and I’lly every secret bare—everything about what happened all those years ago. Isn’t this what you’ve been chasing all along? I’m offering you the truth on a silver tter—if you have the guts to take it. Or was all that talk about justice for your mother just an act? If I keep my mouth shut, you’ll never find out who orchestrated your mother’s death. This is it, Dani. Your one shot. So, are you going to sign the divorce agreement or not?”


    Hamilton, a master at cornering his opponents, pressed his advantage without mercy.


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    “Cedric’s just a man. You snap your fingers, you’ll have a hundred lining up to take his ce. But your mother? There was only ever one—and now she’s gone, murdered in cold blood. Somewhere out there, she’s waiting for you to set things right.”


    He shoved a divorce agreement across the table, his eyes locked on hers.


    “Let go of Cedric. Do that, and I’ll give you everything you want. Don’t worry. Cedric won’t walk away with a cent. You have my word. If you just sign this agreement, I’ll—


    “Give you everything—the entire truth. Just sign, Dani. Don’t overthink it.” Hamilton’s voice burned with agitation, every line of his face sharp with urgency.


    Carol, unable to hide her own tension, dug her nails into her palms, sweat prickling across her skin.


    She looked to Dani, searching for some sign of resolve, but found Dani’s poise slipping, her mask of indifference beginning to crack. Hamilton’s tactics struck hard—straight through to the core.


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