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He paused, then added, “Only when she’s been hurt enough—only when life outside beats her down—will she finally come back to me and stay.”

A shadow crossed his face. “Like a pet that runs off and returns tame. Love isn’t about sheltering her from everything. It’s about letting her see the difference between comfort and chaos. Between safety—and the lack of it.”

He turned his head slightly toward the man. “Understand?”

The man nodded quickly, still shaken. “Y-yes. I understand.”

Whether he truly did, Daxton didn’t seem to care. He cast him one final glance before turning back to the hospital.

“Have someone keep eyes on Lise. And you—dig up something on Alethea. I want leverage. We can’t afford surprises.”

“Understood. Mr. Garcia, your foresight is—”

as Daxton abruptly opened the car door, having

said, stepping out and slamming the door behind him. Without another

every corner, but Daxton was nowhere in

store outside to borrow a power bank

you

turned to see Daxton approaching, and

“Now that he’s safe, I feel relieved. He and Camille are together—no reason for me to hover around as

chilly,” Daxton said, slipping off his coat and draping it over her shoulders. “You’re pregnant, and you can’t take medication. You need to be extra careful. Why

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but she accepted the gesture and pulled the coat tighter around her. “My phone died,” she explained with a sheepish shrug. “I was going to

press further. “Come on. I’ll take

when Carrie suddenly paused, her expression shifting. “When I was waiting for the elevator earlier…

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