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    As he crossed the room, Brad let his eyes wander over her rounded belly before he asked, “Seven months along now, isn’t it?”


    Dani didn’t bother to look his way. Her voice was cold and even. “That’s right.”


    His grin widened. “Cedric really watches over you. I so much as touched the fridge where you store your fruit, and he tossed out everything inside—fruits, vegetables, the lot.”


    A derisive sound escaped Dani.


    Her expression stayed unreadable when she was silent, but when she let her lips curl, there was something fierce about her smile.


    “Is that so? From where I sit, it seems like someone’s making life difficult for my husband.”


    At that, Brad’s eyelid gave a nervous twitch, picking up on the threat beneath her tone.


    He covered his nerves with boisterousughter. “Come now, what could possibly trouble anyone in your own house? If you ask me, Cedric’s just too jumpy for his own good. No need to be rmed, but I once knew someone who worried so much it drove him into a depression—he couldn’t handle it, and in the end, he took his own life. If Cedric keeps on like this…”


    Dani cut him off by lifting her head and leveling a cold, warning re his way. The look she gave promised she was moments from picking up the ashtray and hurling it at him.<fn4fcb> Updates are released by f?i?n?d?n?o?v?e?l?</fn4fcb>


    A hint of fear slipped into Brad’s voice as he asked, “Why are you staring at me like that?”


    Not a trace of a smile remained on Dani’s face.


    Without her smile, she radiated an intensity that made it hard for Brad to breathe. Even with twins on the way, her anger pressed down on him, suffocating. He tried to steady himself, but his hands trembled against his sides.


    With a predator’s focus, Dani fixed her gaze on him and dered, “This is my house. Cedric is my husband. Don’t you dare speak against him in front of me. If you ever cross that line, I won’t think twice about snapping your neck.” A ser match yed in the background, filling the room with livelymentary.


    The moment the ball hit the, the stadium’s roar exploded through the speakers.


    Dani let her cold stare drift away atst, leaving Brad standing stiff and silent, cold creeping through his limbs.


    It took him a while to unclench his shaking hands and force his mind back into order.


    A strained smile flickered across his face. “No need to get so serious. I was just teasing, you know.”


    But Dani wasn’t paying him any attention at all.


    Stung by the disregard, Brad slipped out of the room, shame burning in his chest.


    At the threshold, his eyes shed with a mix of fury and wounded pride. Never before had anyone left him feeling so humiliated.


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