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    Ethan stepped forward. “Look, my family had nothing to do with that explosion. We weren’t involved. Now Dani’s asking for names, but we honestly don’t know who did it.”


    Brad tried again. “She’s your daughter-inw. Can’t you talk to her? Ask her to give us some room to breathe. We’re still family, right? Isn’t peace better than all this fighting?”


    Jules nodded. “Exactly! You know how badly Josh treated us. The least you could do is show us some kindness.”


    Ethan added, “You always listened to Father. When he passed, he asked you to look after us. You remember that, don’t you?”


    Hamilton gave a quiet nod.


    His brothers let out a breath of relief.


    But then Hamilton’s voice cut through the moment. “I know what Father said. But Dani isn’t part of that promise. She’s Cedric’s wife, and I didn’t raise Cedric. Why would she care what I say? She’s giving you onest chance. Don’t pretend you’re innocent now. I warned you before. You could’ve made better choices, but you didn’t. You got involved in dirty business, and now it’s toote to undo it.”


    With that, he turned his back and walked away.


    The McCoy brothers’ faces lost color.


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    Jules frowned. “Hamilton won’t help. Maybe we should talk to Josh instead.”


    Ethan recoiled. “Are you serious? After everything Josh did? He took off withpany money right when we trusted him the most. Who knows what he’ll do next? I’ll never trust that man again.”


    Brad nodded. “At least Dani’s being upfront with us. She’s not hiding anything. She’s even giving us a way out. What if we run to Josh and Dani takes it as betrayal? Then we’re done for.”


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    But Jules remained firm. “Josh is still our big brother. Dani’s not one of us. She doesn’t truly belong in this family. If things go south, Josh might cut us some ck. Can we say the same for her? You’ve seen what she’s like. Dani doesn’t forgive. And she never backs down.”


    Brad paused for a moment after hearing what Jules had said.


    Ethan remained unmoved. “Josh took a huge chunk of the McCoy family’s wealth without a second thought. At least Dani is giving us a chance to talk. Did Josh ever offer us that? Josh always acted like he cared about us, but when it really counted, he betrayed us. Before all this, I doubted everyone else but him. Out of all of you, I was closest to Josh. But now, I have to admit—he’s a real disappointment. I can’t trust him anymore.”


    Brad listened quietly, an uneasy feeling creeping in.


    Jules scoffed. “Come on. You’re acting like you wouldn’t do the same if you had the chance. If you were offered the CEO position, you’d probably take more from McCoy Group than Josh ever did. We’re all human, so why expect everyone else to be better than you?”


    Ethan frowned. “Fine, I’ll keep quiet. Anyway, Jules and I have made our positions clear. It’s up to you to decide who to support. But as for me, I’m done choosing Josh.”


    Brad frowned as he watched his brothers walk away, then looked down, troubled.


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