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    “Really? Well, I don’t think my mother would have cared,” Dani retorted.


    Caiden’s face went ck, his gaze locking on Dani with a mixture of confusion and shock.


    “She lived her life with so much pride, carving out a name for herself in the business world. She never let anyone down, not even you. She treated you with nothing but honesty and loyalty. My mother was a gem in this world, and you didn’t deserve her.”


    Caiden’s heart skipped a beat, his gut telling him that Dani wasn’t finished just yet.


    “When you die, I won’t bury you next to my mother. I’ll put your ashes with Katrina’s instead. I hope you two stay tangled together, whether in life or death.” Dani finished loosening all the ropes and noticed the fear spreading across Caiden’s face.


    She smiled, the same way Brylee had when they first met Caiden. For a brief moment, Caiden couldn’t tell whether it was Dani or Brylee standing there.


    “Don’t worry. I’m not going to let you die that easily. Death’s too quick for you. Someone like you deserves a lifetime of lonely suffering.”


    Caiden’s eyes went wide with shock. He stared at Dani with a blend of disbelief and fear.


    “You can’t do this to me. I’m your father!”


    Dani waved her hand dismissively, and the emergency medical team walked in, nodding at her before carefully cing Caiden on a stretcher.


    “Don’t cure him fully. Once the swelling is down, send him to the remote psychiatric facility. The wounds will keep getting worse in this heat. Just make sure he doesn’t die,” Dani instructed calmly.


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    “I want him to live a long life.”


    Atst, the shock took its toll, and Caiden passed outpletely.


    That all happened at Elite Lux’s private hospital. As the medical team made their exit, they quietly cleaned up the bloodstains left behind on the floor. The strong smell of disinfectant hung in the air.


    Dani didn’t bother turning on the lights. Instead, she sat on the sofa, peeling and eating an orange.


    Just as she was about to peel another slice, Cedric hurried down from upstairs and stopped right in front of her.


    Dani held an unpeeled orange in her hand.


    She could feel the turmoil within her, a restless energy moring to burst out and tear everything apart. The faint scent of blood lingered in the air, which oddly excited her.


    Suddenly, a shadow fell before her.


    Before she could look up, arge hand took the orange from her grasp. Then, Dani caught a whiff of a subtle, masculine scent of pine, mingled with the sweet aroma of the orange.


    A peeled segment of the fruit was presented to her, and without thinking, she epted it. As she bit down, a burst of sweetness filled her mouth.


    Looking up, Dani found Cedric under the moonlight.


    The scent of orange seemed to weave its way from her tongue to her heart.


    “Cedric,” Dani called out in the silence of the vi, her eyes locking with his.


    Cedric tilted his head slightly, responding with a soft, “Hmm?”


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