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Chapter 99:
That face—so eerily similar to the one that had tormented him for years. The face of the woman who had once
made him feel insignificant and weak.
His chest swelled with rage. Without a second thought, he stormed toward her and slapped her in the face.
The sharp crack of the slap echoed through the entire basement, bouncing off the cold walls.
Everything stopped.
The chatter of shopkeepers, the footsteps of passersby, and the hum of the crowd all vanished as people froze,
their attention now drawn to the sudden noise.
Lillian stood rooted to the spot, her eyes wide with shock, unable to process what had just happened.
Cedric, stepping out of the elevator just as the slap echoed, felt a tightness in his chest. Without thinking, he
sprang into action and rushed toward the scene.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIn the heavy silence that followed, one person remained composed. It was Daniela.
She stood firm, her eyes steady and unwavering. Her hands had initially balled into fists, but she slowly relaxed
them, choosing calm over reaction.
The sound of hurried footsteps echoed behind her, and before Daniela could fully grasp the situation, she was
enveloped in a warm embrace. For a brief moment, the burden in her chest lightened. She looked up, her eyes
catching the man’s collarbone, his strong Adam's apple, and the familiar scent of his cologne.
The scent stirred something in her, as if she had smelled it before.
Yet, she couldn't quite place where.
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“Daniela! You ungrateful bitch! You're just as cruel as your mother!”
Regaining her composure, Daniela pulled away from the embrace. Noticing it was Cedric, she whispered quietly,
“Thank you.”
She then turned to face Caiden—the man who claimed to be her father. His face contorted with fury, his hand
shaking as he pointed an accusatory finger at her.
“I always wanted you to be nothing like your mother. | dreamed of you being obedient and compassionate. |
imagined you as gentle, kind, and pure—not corrupted by the murky manipulations of the business world. When
you were after Alexander, you were so innocent, so soft, like a helpless little lamb! How did you turn into
someone so heartless, so driven by nothing but greed and power?”
He pointed fiercely at Katrina.
“This is your mother!” His finger then swept over to Joyce.
“And this is your sister! And yet, you've turned on both of them! Yes, you're the CEO of Elite Lux now, but does
that mean you have the right to crush your family’s dignity? To disgrace us in front of the world? Daniela! Do you
have any idea how much you've hurt them?”
Daniela stood there, silent, her eyes fixed on the man before her—the man who had just slapped her, right in
front of everyone.
She longed to ask him if he realized the pain he had caused her, if she was unworthy of his affection and care, or
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmif he only valued the manipulated, lesser version of her from before.
These questions had haunted her ever since her mother’s death, since Katrina brought Joyce into the Harper
family and took control, and since the countless meals Daniela spent with the servants while her father enjoyed
his dinners with his new family.
She had asked herself tand again: Was she not also a Harper? But today, Daniela didn’t ask—not because
she couldn't, but because she didn’t want to.
The slap had already spoken volumes.
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