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    It was about righting a wrong and honoring the memory of her mother.


    The following morning, right after breakfast, Hamilton burst in, urgency etched on his face. “The money Jules got was from me, Brad, and Ethan. So where’s the money from the other investors? I went to Cedric. He said you didn’t touch…”


    Dani’s lips curled slightly. “You went to Cedric for that?”


    Hamilton pressed his mouth into a thin line. Now that he had lost arge sum of money, he felt small in front of her.


    Still, he spoke. “He said you wouldn’t take anything that belonged to the public. Said you weren’t short on funds.”


    Dani gave a brief nod. “That amount will be returned today.”


    Hamilton’s face brightened. “And what about me, Ethan, and Brad?”


    Dani didn’t respond at first. Instead, she looked at him for a long stretch of silence, and that silence gave him all the answers he needed.


    Hamilton sighed under his breath. “Then we can’t let Jules walk away from this, either.”


    Dani didn’t turn her head. Her attention stayed fixed on the television. “No one’s getting away.”


    It was then that Hamilton caught a glimpse of that steel edge again. It reminded him who she truly was — the woman others followed without question. If someone ever got the better of her, it was only because she allowed it.


    Later that day, as Dani had promised, Cedric returned all the money Josh had previously gathered.


    In one swift move, Cedric took on all of Josh’s liabilities and rebranded thepany. New McCoy Group was no more. It now stood as Phillips Group, fully restructured and rooted in Oiscoll.


    The reign of the McCoy family had ended. Cedric had taken the stage.


    Watching the live broadcast, Hamilton sat in silence. Cedric stood beneath the press lights, sharp in a tailored suit, speaking with calm authority.


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    He watched with pride, even a little joy. But beneath that, something else stirred.


    His chapter had closed. And that was that.


    Brad and Ethan clung to their hopes, eyes glued to their screens, willing the numbers to bounce back into their ounts.


    The reality, however, was a gut punch.


    Brad stormed over to Cedric, waving his phone. “What happened to my money? Everybody else already got paid back, so why are we still out?”


    Ethan hovered nearby, his gaze pleading, silently echoing Brad’s question.


    Cedric, unhurried, undid his cufflinks and slipped into a pair of slippers. “Don’t look at me. I don’t have your money, and I’m not about to shoulder the me for someone else’s mess.”


    Brad froze in disbelief. “Then where did it go?”


    Cedric sauntered toward the kitchen, his voice driftingzily over his shoulder. “Haven’t you figured it out yet?”


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