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    Hamilton’s heart hammered in his chest.


    He snapped at the driver to spin the car around and barrel back toward Dani’spany.


    The moment they pulled up, Hamilton barely let the car stop before flinging the door open and nearly stumbling out.


    “What happened, Brad? Didn’t Josh already leave? Why’s he back?”


    “How should I know? The guy’s too damn sly—he’s ying us. If anything happens to Dani, we’re finished. That’s all my investment money up in smoke.” Brad’splexion drained of all color, horror flickering across his face.


    Ethan’s legs nearly buckled beneath him, and he struggled to keep his voice steady, shame burning in his cheeks.


    How did he end up crossing Josh, of all people? If only he had managed to stay on his good side, things wouldn’t have spiraled like this. All at once, their world felt utterly undone.


    Ethan’s words tumbled out, his voice quivering as he pushed past the others. “Let’s not stand around—just go in and see what’s happening. I wasn’t even surprised. How could Dani ever hope to outmatch Josh? She never stood a chance.” As he paced along, he sighed quietly, haunted by the vision of Josh shing violently with Dani.


    He shook his head silently, berating himself. “Lara, you’ve gotten me into a real mess.”


    Hamilton surged forward, anxiety knotting his gut at the thought of losing his unborn grandkids.<fn2e04> ?????? ???? fι?dnοvel</fn2e04>


    Outside Dani’s office, the entire group lingered, each of them sucking in sharp, bracing breaths—then another, as if trying to steady their nerves for whatever chaos might lie ahead.


    Suddenly, a voice floated out from behind the closed door.


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    “We’re not sworn enemies, are we? Dani, I’m honestly here in good faith.


    Look, I even brought the money here. Would you be so kind as to ept it?”


    Hamilton stared at his brothers, disbelief flickering across his face.


    Brad seemed equally dumbfounded, his mouth working soundlessly, while Ethan just shook his head, speechless.


    Unable to wait a moment longer, Hamilton shoved open the office door, his heart thundering in his chest.


    Dani lounged on the sofa,nguidly plucking slices of fruit from a silver tter, her gaze calm and unreadable. Cedric stood nearby, arms crossed, his face as impassive as stone.


    Across from them, Josh wore a fawning grin, leaning in toward Dani as he pleaded, “We’re all family here. Why let a little misunderstanding blow up into something ugly? If you could just let this go, I’d owe you for life. Really.”


    Hearing movement by the door, Josh nced over and momentarily faltered, his expression slipping before he recovered with another bright smile. “Oh, Ethan! Don’t just stand there,e in.”


    Ethan hesitated, taken aback by Josh’s sudden friendliness, instinctively shrinking back a step.


    Josh chuckled, crossing the room with disarming warmth. He reached out and sped Ethan’s hand in both of his, his tone cloying. “What’s with that look? I’m your big brother. Here is your money. I’m giving it all back. We’re brothers, right? Let’s not let money get between us.”


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