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    Cedric stood beside Dani, his eyes cutting across the faces staring back at them. The McCoy family shuffled backward, fear gripping their steps. One thought shed in their minds: neither Cedric nor Dani was easy to handle.


    Dani sank into the couch, her expression calm as she asked, “What do you want from me?”


    Brad threw Cedric a wounded look but forced a grin. He shoved the ginseng box forward and said, “We’re family. Dani, since you’re expecting, we thought we should check on you. See this? It’s ginseng. Top grade. We brought it just for you.”


    Cedric eyed the box and saw the ginseng inside. His tone turned frosty. “We are not family. I have never epted the McCoy name.”


    A shadow crossed Brad’s face at those words. How could Cedric be this ungrateful? People outside begged to tie their name to the McCoy family, yet Cedric treated them like poison. Pushing down his pride, Brad smiled. “No need for hurtful words. We share blood, so that makes us family. Dani is carrying a baby, and we’re thrilled for her. We just dropped by to see her. But…”


    He turned his eyes to Carol, who stood nearby with arms folded. To him, Carol was nothing more than a servant. They could not offend Dani, but tearing down someone beneath her was fair game.


    Brad continued, “Your servant crossed a line. She didn’t greet us properly and then got rude. She evenid hands on Ethan—look at his finger! Cedric, Dani is expecting now. The people close to her matter most.”


    His eyes glinted with slyness. “Then again, you just moved to Oiscoll. No surprise you don’t have trusted folks yet. What if I help you out?”


    Brad faked a sweet smile. “I can send you proper staff, inside and outside, to keep everything neat. Trust me, these are my people, and you’ll like them. How about it?”


    Dani caught every bit of his sly n.


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    The more Brad schemed, the smarter he felt. If his people slipped in, he would have every chance to get rid of the baby growing in Dani’s belly.


    If Dani lost this child—after two miscarriages—maybe she would never carry again.


    Satisfied with his idea, Brad traded looks with his family. They nodded back at him.


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    Dani gave Cedric a reassuring look and then said, “Carol is family to me. She’s no servant.”


    Her words caught the McCoy family off guard. No one expected Dani to treat her assistant as family.


    Silence settled over the room. The McCoys always held themselves high, too proud to show warmth.


    Brad broke the pause. “Dani, with respect, a servant stays a servant. How can you call her family? But since you im Carol is family, you’d better exin how she dared to break one of our fingers.”


    Dani turned her head and met Carol’s eyes.


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