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    “Cole, you are… you are reading too much into this,” she stammered, her tone softening considerably. “I just want my son to find happiness. All I wish for is for him to meet a good woman and settle down.”


    Even though Irene had plotted in the shadows against Cole, she never dared to challenge him directly. Each time they found themselves face to face, her fear of Cole ran deep and instinctive, like a mouse frozen under the watchful eyes of a predator.


    Cole’s gaze slid away from her, his expression cold and indifferent. He rose from his chair and headed toward the stairs.


    “Jason,” he said over his shoulder, e with me.”


    Jason stood up and quietly followed behind.


    Inside the quiet of the study upstairs, Cole sat behind therge desk and fixed his gaze on Jason.


    “Do you disagree with my decision?”


    “Yes,” Jason answered honestly. “I can’t figure it out. Why are you asking me to give up on Death Thorn? Isn’t it my right to pursue someone I care about?”


    Cole replied with equal honesty, “There are things about her I’ve uncovered, Jason. Secrets I can’t reveal to you just yet.”


    “So these secrets are enough for you to decide she and I are ipatible?” Jason pressed.


    Cole answered firmly, “Yes. There is no future for the two of you together.”


    Silence settled over Jason as he pressed his lips tightly together, and memories of Death Thorn’s unveiled face flickered through his mind, with that single, breathtaking…


    moment etched into his thoughts forever. He didn’t want to give up. Sometimes, all it took was a single nce. After falling, there was no easy way to turn back.


    Elliana, meanwhile, remained clueless about the chaos brewing in the Evans household. A quick meal at Regal Grove was all she needed before diving right back into her research in theb.


    Elsewhere, with a rush, An’s car tore away from the Royal Club and didn’t stop until it reached the ocean’s edge.


    After pulling over, An shifted in his seat and red at Adah.


    “Let’s have it,” he said with a chill in his voice. “What’s it going to take for you to end this engagement?”


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    Adah clung to her act, eyes wide with innocent surprise.


    “End it? Why would I ever do that?” she replied, putting on an air of naivety. “Our vige chief always told us that when a woman manages to hold on to a rich man’s thigh, she should never let go. If she does, she gives up a lifetime offort and fortune!”


    Again with the vige chief.


    Annoyance flickered across An’s face. He yanked out his checkbook, scrawled a check for one hundred million, and shoved it at her.


    “Take this,” he said, his words clipped. “You can get your fortune without being attached to me.”


    A nce at the check, and Adah had to bite back augh. She let her lip quiver in a practiced pout.


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