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    No one understood better than Sophia just how deeply Vincent loved Katelyn. Vincent’s own reactions had left no doubt about Katelyn’s fate. Besides, Katelyn had already reached an agreement with her. If Katelyn had been given full ess to the T Organization’s secrets, unraveling its inner workings would have been easy.


    Under these conditions, faking her own death wouldn’t have offered Katelyn any advantage. Pretending to die would have been pointless.


    Yet Sophia didn’t realize that Katelyn’s motive for staging her death came down to simple distrust toward Sophia herself.


    Meanwhile, T sat quietly, watching Sophia leave, his mind tangled with uncertainty. If Katelyn truly was dead, he would have to seek another solution.


    His search for immortality had to move forward, no matter the cost. It was his life’s purpose. How could he abandon everything he’d fought for and invested so heavily in? Simply because Katelyn was gone? The thought itself was ridiculous.


    Although Katelyn could no longer overhear the T Organization’s activities, she sensed Sophia entering a vehicle and giving orders. “Keep close surveince on Vincent, and thoroughly investigate anyone suspicious around him.”


    Even though Sophia was certain Katelyn had died, she still needed to carry out T’s instructions. Sophia understood perfectly how influential T was, and that he could easily verify whether she’dpleted the task.


    Thus, she wasn’t prepared to gamble on something this important.


    Upon receiving Sophia’smands, her men responded promptly and with deference, “Understood!”


    While her crew got to work, Sophia stayed put in the driver’s seat, staring out the window. She scoffed and muttered, “Let’s see you try to concoct your elixir of immortality now, with Katelyn out of the equation.”


    These words shocked Katelyn. Could it be that Sophia’s previous proposals for coboration were sincere? From her recent behavior and utterances, it appeared that Sophia was adamant about thwarting the development of the immortality elixir.


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    This prompted Katelyn to reconsider her opinion of Sophia. What was Sophia’s real agenda?


    Until now, Katelyn had not pierced the mystery surrounding Sophia’s true motives. Initially, Sophia hade off as hard-hearted, motivated solely by profit without any moral or emotional baggage.


    Yet, Katelyn’s view of Sophia was slowly evolving.


    Absorbed in her thoughts, Katelyn sat on the couch.


    Suddenly, a gentle knock on the study door brought her out of her reverie.


    Looking up, she saw Vincent entering, the fatigue of his hectic routine evident in his eyes.


    The sound woke Ashlyn, who had been sleeping peacefully.


    Vincent gave Ashlyn a nce before heading towards the coffee machine.


    Meanwhile, Katelyn nced at Ashlyn’s hand, noticing the IV drip had just run dry. With practiced ease, she smoothly pulled the needle from the back of Ashlyn’s hand.


    She then advised Ashlyn, “Make sure to rest properly now. Your hand needs to be spared any stress for a while.”


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