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    Worse still, her dream of marrying into the Scott family would vanish overnight.


    Her words weren’t just threats—they were warnings, meant to remind them to keep quiet.


    “Go ahead, call the police,” Katie cut in suddenly. “If you do, we all go down together.” Her tone was calm but edged with steel. “And when that happens, forget about marrying into the Scott family. They won’t wee you.”


    Katie knew Vickie’s ambitions. In families like the Scotts, reputation was everything. If they kept the scandal buried, Vickie might still have a chance.


    But if it went public, her dream would be over forever.


    “You dare threaten me?” Vickie’s face twisted, a sh of murderous rage in her eyes.


    A dark thought shed through her mind—if they all died here, the secret would die with them.


    “I’m not threatening you,” Katie replied evenly. “I’m saying this helps no one. Let’s just pretend none of it happened.”


    Her voice trembled slightly beneath the forced calm, panic simmering just beneath the surface. But she knew this was the only way out.


    Vickie wanted the Scott name too badly—she’d be just as terrified of exposure.


    If Katie were in her shoes, she’d have done the same—pretend nothing happened, just to keep the door to that family open.


    “If you still want to marry into the Scott family, this is your only chance left,” Brendon said, a sh of guilt flickering as he looked at Vickie.


    It suddenly hit him that someone might have deliberately set them both up.


    If they started fighting each other now, they would be doing exactly what the person behind this whole thing wanted.


    Vickie went quiet, then asked, her voice cold and sharp, “Are you sure that only the four of us know about this?”


    “Yeah.” Katie nodded quickly, stressed out. “It was only Ynda and me who walked in on you guys…”


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    She didn’t need to finish. They hade hunting for Christina’s infidelity, only to find Vickie in the samepromising situation.


    If Vickie were anyone else, they would have shredded her with insults instead of having to forcefully choke down their outrage.


    “Miss Cullen, we absolutely swear that this secret dies with us,” Ynda assured her, sounding intensely serious.


    Ynda just wanted to calm things down, then use Brendon’s overwhelming guilt to get as much money out of him as she could.


    The n was simple: get half of the Dawson Group’s money first, then walk away clean. Once she divorced Brendon and cut ties with his family, their drama wouldn’t be her problem anymore.


    She intended to finalize the divorce, break off contact with the whole Dawson n, and move on to her next opportunity.


    She had long known she couldn’t carry a child, and she felt Brendon grow more remote with each passing day. Now, she had proof he was unfaithful with Vickie, too.


    If Vickie didn’t manage to secure her ce in the Scott family, there was a serious risk she might pivot and decide topete with Ynda for Brendon.


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