Chapter 60


Chapter 60:

Daniela was finally coming downstairs. Caiden, shaken from his uneasy trance, felt a cold sweat drench his back. For the first time, he found himself actually eager to see his biological daughter.

“Daniela,” he called out, his voice uncharacteristically soft as he watched her descend the stairs.

“You’re finally awake!”

His tone, unusually gentle and warm, carried the practiced air of a caring father.

Years ago, Daniela had longed for even a moment like this—for her father to speak to her with such kindness. But Caiden’s tenderness had always been reserved for Joyce. Never her. That fragile hope had withered and died long ago, buried beneath years of neglect and indifference.

Daniela descended the stairs, her expression composed and unreadable. Her gaze drifted over the scene in the living room, pausing on the movers standing uncertainly amid the disarrayed furniture. Their uniforms, a deep green, bore the company’s slogan in bold letters.

bring happiness

struck Daniela with a wave of bitter

the meaning of that

roamed across the room, finally settling on Cedric, whose calm demeanor stood in stark contrast to the tense atmosphere. Then, her attention

stories on

eyes gradually hardened, a shadow

Daniela descended the stairs, her icy, aloof demeanor

her, but his attention shifted to Cedric, who remained seated firmly in his chair. No longer absorbed in his phone,

Caiden managed a polite smile and turned to

has joined us, was there something specific you wished to discuss with her? Perhaps you could speak with her

stretch, Cedric sank deeper into his seat, his

later. There’s no

two chat—I’ll stay out of the way. When you’re done,

suppressing his annoyance, shot Cedric a wary glance before turning back to

of criticism colored his voice

your pathetic work ethic, it’s a joke that you’re even running a

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