NovelFameChapter 1421: "...spent several times that much on a pair of cufflinks. If investing a few tens of millions proves my sincerity to Nikolas, then I think it's worth every penny. Besides, if Nikolas ever gets out of line, Cedric isn't someone who'll back down." Carol grinned. “You've got a lot of faith in Cedric, don't you?" Daniela nodded. There was no arrogance in her tone, just certainty. "Withby his side, Cedric is invincible." A soft golden glow filled the living room, wrapping the space in a quiet, familiar warmth.
No one spoke.
Nikolas once again felt jealous of Cedric. To have someone like Daniela in his life, all the hardships of Cedric's earlier years were worth it.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAcross the room, Daniela kept her attention on the laptop screen. Her fingers moved with precision as she executed the final command to breach McCoy Group's internal network.
Next to her, Carol lounged comfortably, lazily chewing on slices of fruit. "Wanna play something? Honestly, their system's a total bore. You poke around in there all the time, and it's always locked up tight. You really think they'd leave something lying around? Hamilton's no fool." Another cherry disappeared into Carol's mouth as she spoke, her tone half-teasing, half-serious.
However, Daniela stayed completely still, eyes fixed on the screen.
Carol's hand twitched, and the remote nearly slipped from her grip. "Wait-hold on!” she gasped, twisting toward Daniela. "No way. Are they seriously that careless?" Her jaw went slack as the answer glared back at her.
"They are. Unbelievable." With deliberate calm, Daniela closed the laptop and set it aside. “It's confirmed. The McCoy family was linked to my mother's death and the explosion. This also explains why they kept Cedric away from the explosion." After all, Cedric was Hamilton's son.
That theory had always lingered in the background, whispered but unproven. But seeing the truth spelled out in data stirred up a rage that neither of them could swallow.
Stillness returned to the room, heavier this time.
Carol sighed, looking at Cedric, who was in the yard, tracing the phone number.
"Cedric doesn't have anything to do with this," said Carol quietly, though her voice trembled just a little.
Even as the words left her lips, she didn't quite believe them. She didn't know how to persuade herself to make Cedric choose between the el McCoy family and Daniela. And maybe for Cedric, there'd never been a choice to make. Maybe he'd already made it. The entire world could've been offered to Cedric, and he still would've chosen Daniela every single time.
But Daniela was never going to ask him to make that choice. Not when she knew she couldn't bear the weight of it either. A soft sigh slipped from Carol's lips.
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