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    Aimee’s face twisted into a frown.


    “Is he out of his mind?” This had nothing to do with Katelyn. So why was he looking at her like that?


    Katelyn had already ended the call, her face a picture of calm.


    “It doesn’t matter, but someone’s about to have a hard time.”


    Aimee immediately grasped what Katelyn meant. Without thinking, she turned her gaze to where Zoey was.


    Zoey’s face still held that smug, unbothered look. Did she honestly believe she could just walk away untouched after revealing such dirty secrets about the Wheeler family? Neil was the one she should be worried about, the one infamous for never forgetting a grudge. His anger was sharp, his cruelty unrelenting.


    Aimee let out a coldugh.


    “Watching them destroy each other is really fun.” A sense of satisfaction settled over her.


    Lise had given Katelyn more than enough trouble. Lise probably never saw thising, never thought she’d be outwitted like this. It used to be her who was always plotting against others.


    Katelyn spoke with quiet certainty.


    “She did this to herself. No one else is to me.”


    Lise should have been prepared for her bad karma.


    Vincent sat beside Katelyn, his voice low.


    “I’ve made the arrangements. The items will be delivered. You can go ahead with the surgery whenever you’re ready.”


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    He didn’t waste words. Everything was already set for Katelyn.


    Katelyn turned to Vincent and quietly said, “Thank you, Mr. Adams.”


    Vincent smiled but said nothing.


    On the stage, Lise sat in a daze, the eyes of the crowd heavy with judgment. Whispers filled the air, sharp and cutting.


    “I always heard she was great at pretending, and now it’s clear. She’s so ruthless, yet ys the innocent.”


    Someone else scoffed.


    “I used to believe she was kind, but now I see she wanted Carol dead. How could she?”


    The words struck Lise like sharp thorns, each one digging deeper. Her hand, pressed against the floor, tightened into a fist. Zoey was the target of her seething re, her eyes burning with pure hatred.


    That damn bitch! She couldn’t stand the thought of letting this wretch live. The rage in her heart was blinding, fierce, and all-consuming.


    Zoey, basking in her moment of victory, froze as a cold shiver ran down her spine from Lise’s piercing stare.


    Lise posed no danger now. Without the Wheeler family’s support, she was powerless.


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