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    His eyes lingered on her—on the neat knot of her hair, the sharp ck suit, the quiet power she carried.


    She looked every bit asposed andmanding as ever.


    Christina smiled. “Robin, you’ve grown up,” she said softly. “I’m proud of you.”


    To her, he was like family. Seeing how much he’d matured filled her with pride—not just for him, but for the Miller family too. He’d be their pir one day—she was sure of it.


    Robin opened his mouth, as if to say something, but exhaled instead. There were no words that fit.


    “Christina, let’s go,” Kurt said, leaning on his cane as he approached. “You’reing back to our home. As long as I’m still breathing, I won’t let Dn bully you.”


    His tone was firm, filled with quiet defiance. “If we can’t beat him, then we’ll leave. We’ll go overseas. Let’s see if Dn’s power can reach that far!”


    He tapped his cane hard on the floor.


    Kurt still believed that as long as Margot was around, Dn wouldn’t dare cross the line, wouldn’t dare harm Christina. After all, Christina had once done so much for the Scott family. The way Dn turned on her now—it was shameful. Everyone thought so.


    “Christina, just stay with us for now,” Celine added gently. “Once this is settled, we’lle for you.”


    Dayton nodded beside her, squeezing his wife’s hand. “Don’t worry. We’ll win this.”


    But before Christina could respond, a cold, mocking voice cut through the room from behind them. “Well, well… where’s this ‘expert’ you hired? Don’t tell me you n to send her in. What’s the matter—has Apresh really run out of men?”


    Noah strolled toward them, a smug grin stered across his face. Every step he took oozed arrogance and superiority.


    When his eyesnded on Christina, he stopped for a split second. His smirk faltered—just a little.


    She was unlike any woman he’d ever seen. Cool. Elegant. Effortlessly maic. Even standing still, she drew every gaze in the room.


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    There was power in the way she carried herself—calm, confident, and quietly dangerous. She didn’t need to prove anything; it was already there in the way she looked at him.


    In that moment, Noah made a silent decision. She was special. A woman like her could stand beside him, he thought—at least until he got bored.


    And when that happened, like every woman before her, he’d toss her aside without a second thought.


    Christina met his gaze head-on, her chin tilted slightly. “On the contrary,” she said smoothly, “Apresh has more geniuses than you can count.”


    The shift in her tone was subtle but sharp. The air around her seemed to tighten. People actually felt it—a quiet force that pressed down on them,manding both fear and admiration.


    Noah felt it too.


    His brow arched, intrigued. “Oh? In that case,” he drawled, voice dripping with amusement, “why don’t you bring a few of them here? My favorite hobby is watching so-called ‘geniuses’ fall on their faces.”


    He chuckled, scanning the crowd with open disdain.


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