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    Kaya was taken aback, nervously ncing up. What? Kason was actually apologizing to Elena? And nning to make a visit to smooth things over? Elena was merely Wesley’s lover, wasn’t she? Why was Kason showing her such respect? It seemed Kason had some prior knowledge of Elena… Could there be more to Elena than met the eye?


    Kaya wasn’t alone in her thoughts. Others stood equally stunned. Cathy was Wesley’s supposed fiancée, and Kason was Cathy’s brother. By all logic, Kason should harbor disdain for Elena for the alleged seducing of Wesley. But his behavior suggested otherwise…


    Elena showed no response to Kason’s apology.


    Cathy couldn’t stand Elena’s demeanor, her tone dripping with arrogance. “My brother is addressing you. Didn’t you hear? Don’t mistake kindness for weakness. Do you even know his status? You don’t deserve his apology—”


    “Cathy.” Kason’s voice dropped a notch.


    Cathy, frustrated and bewildered, pressed on. “Kason! Look at her attitude! You’ve stooped to apologize, and she doesn’t even appreciate it! I haven’t done anything wrong. She must leave Edgewing today. We can just toss some cash at her.”


    In Cathy’s eyes, money was a magic wand that could fix any problem.


    Kason’s expression darkened as he locked eyes with Cathy. “Put away your arrogance. The Harper family doesn’t need your money.”


    Cathy, confusion flickering across her face, stammered, “H-harper family? What does this have to do with them? I’m talking about her…”


    Before she could finish, her eyes widened in dawning realization.


    Cathy couldn’t believe her ears. The Harper family? The same Harper family that stood as one of the four great houses in the, alongside the Garrett n? Cathy’s eyes widened as she blurted out, pointing at Elena, “What’s this woman’s connection to the Harper family?”


    Kason turned to Cathy, a flicker of displeasure darkening his gaze.


    Having grown up with a father consumed by work and a mother who indulged her every whim, Cathy had developed both a rebellious spirit and a spoiled nature.


    “Don’t make me say it a third time.” Kason’s voice carried an edge of steel beneath its controlled surface. “Apologize now.”


    Sensing the genuine anger behind his words, Cathy felt a chill of fear slide down her spine. “I’m sorry,” she muttered reluctantly, the words barely audible. With a curt nod to Wesley, Kason guided Cathy away.


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    Blood drained from Kaya’s face, leaving it ghostly white. The moment Elena’s connection with the Harper family registered, her heart plummeted like a stone.


    The Harper familymanded respect as one of the’s four great houses, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Garrett and Spencer families. Alexander, the current Harper patriarch, had only one daughter—recently reconnected with after years of being apart and reportedly cherished beyond measure by both Alexander and his three sons.


    The idea that Elena was likely that treasured daughter of the Harper family struck Kaya with the force of lightning. If that was the case, then every word she had uttered earlier was nothing short of self-destruction!


    Kaya cursed Charlette as a wretched woman beneath her breath. No wonder Charlette had defended Elena so vehemently earlier—she must have known Elena’s true identity all along.


    Kaya’s resentment festered as she convinced herself that Charlette had deliberately withheld this crucial information, taking perverse pleasure in watching her unwittingly dig her own grave.


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