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    The file felt thick and important, but when Katelyn opened it, there was nothing inside except a single photograph. It was the same photo Neil had just sent her.


    Katelyn’s eyes shed with a hint of anger breaking through her calm demeanor.


    “You really think you can mess with me?” she snapped.


    Neil chuckled softly, leaning back and crossing his legs. His movements were rxed, as though he were enjoying the moment. The anticipation of payback filled him with a satisfaction he couldn’t hide.


    “I’m not dumb enough to give you all the details. What if you back out once you know everything?”


    Katelyn’s grip on the file tightened.


    She noticed the smug look on Neil’s face and let out a sharp, mockingugh.


    “Oh, you really think I’ll y along with this?”


    “Do you have any other choice?” Neil’s voice carried an even stronger edge of arrogance.


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    Neil had closed off every escape route, ensuring there were no loose ends to ruin his deal. He didn’t think Katelyn could resist what he was offering.


    While Katelyn and Neil spoke, a figure slipped unnoticed into the café, blending into the background.


    Lise’s eyes burned with hatred as she focused intently on Katelyn. She clenched her fists, longing for a knife in her hand, consumed by the rage that threatened to overtake her. This woman had stolen Neil’s heart once again.


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    The memory of the press conference still haunted Lise. Her rtionship with Neil had imploded that day. Even now, pregnant with Neil’s child, the rift between them was deeper than ever. Neil’stest ultimatum stung—he wanted their baby, but Lise had no ce in the child’s life. He wanted the child, but not the mother!


    Lise couldn’t ept that future.


    And then there was Elora, a fool so blinded by love that she had lost her mind and ended up in a hospital, useless to everyone.


    Now, Lise had to take care of everything on her own.


    Katelyn,pletely unaware of Lise’s presence, tightened her fists, her eyes filled with uncertainty and conflict.


    Since arriving in Yata, she had often thought about searching for her biological parents. But uncovering what had happened more than twenty years ago seemed nearly impossible. Katelyn didn’t even know if her parents were still alive.


    Neil had certainly presented an offer that was hard to refuse, but helping him secure the main spot at the exhibition? That was something she could never agree to.


    Throughout it all, Neil remained confident, waiting patiently for Katelyn to nod in approval. Once he secured the main spot, Neil nned to reveal the truth, fully aware it would ruin Katelyn’s rtionship with Vincent.


    To his surprise, Katelyn pushed the file back across the table. “I’ll find what I need by myself. I won’t make shady deals with you.”


    Neil’s eyes widened in disbelief, quickly turning to anger.


    “Katelyn, think carefully. This is your only chance. Are you really willing to let your parents die without knowing who their daughter is?”


    “I said I’ll figure this out myself. I don’t need your help,” Katelyn replied, choosing to trust her own judgment.


    She refused to believe that Neil could control everything. The old photo had already provided her with hints and sparked new ideas. Following this path, she was certain she would discover something important.


    She couldn’t betray herself, nor could she turn her back on Vincent.


    The situation unfolded very differently than Neil had expected. His anger red, and he spoke with a tone full of sarcasm. “I never thought finding your real parents would matter less to you than Vincent. If I really wanted you to betray him, you’d probably choose to die first.” His voice was thick with contempt.


    Katelyn’s heart had once belonged to him, but now it belonged to another man. How could he ept that?


    “I won’t work with someone as despicable as you,” Katelyn shot back.


    With that, Katelyn turned to walk away, but in that instant, a truck suddenly veered off the road and raced toward the café, heading directly for the window seat where they were sitting!


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