Chapter 44


Chapter 44:

Joyce gasped, a sharp pain shooting through her as her complexion turned ghostly white. Before she could cry out, Daniela’s icy voice descended upon her.

“Consider this a lesson, Joyce.”

With those words, Daniela spun on her heel and strode away, leaving a trail of tension in her wake.

Behind her, Joyce crumpled to the floor, clutching her foot as she sobbed uncontrollably. She wouldn’t tolerate this, not for a second. She was the Harper family’s crown jewel. How could she sit back and allow Daniela to disgrace her like this?

She attempted to rise and confront Daniela, but Alexander intervened, holding up his hand to signal for her to stay put.

Tears gathered in Joyce’s eyes as she spun around to face him.

siding with

Alexander replied, “Attend to your injury

was not prepared to drop the issue

the Bennett family had once held her in high regard. All her life, she had enjoyed a privileged status, always a step

her

down Daniela, yet Alexander’s

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whole innocent act just to rope you into being her husband. Now,

only been three months, but Joyce had become

in the car, waiting. Naturally, Lillian had heard Joyce’s dramatic wailing earlier. As Daniela got in, Lillian glanced at her, noticing the trace of

out of her thoughts and

“Yes? What’s wrong?”

slightly as

This bet with the board—it’s ridiculous. With your talent, you are the pillar of this company. Those old executives back at the headquarters are just setting you

Daniela had left behind a team of ingenious yet inept technicians. These individuals, brilliant in their own right, lacked the pragmatic

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