Chapter 260


Chapter 260:

As she absorbed this, Caiden retrieved a folded document from inside the book—a contract that seemed to have been prepared long before.

“I had a lawyer prepare this agreement,” he said.

“It states that Joyce will marry once she’s fully recovered. If we can’t find a suitable match, she can live in our city-center apartment.”

Katrina stared at Caiden in disbelief. She hadn’t expected him to be so ruthlessly calculating.

Caiden went on, “You don’t have to worry. The Harper family will always be Joyce’s home. I’ll continue managing the company as usual. Whether Daniela and I fix things or not, as her father, she can’t turn me down if I request a project.

inheritance will grow immensely. Daniela is close to Cedric, and as her father, I have leverage. Cedric will treat me with respect and wouldn’t dare refuse me resources. With connections to both Daniela and Cedric—the

adding, “If you think this plan works, persuade Joyce to sign the agreement. After all, she’s

us if the child remained too closely tied to Joyce. This is

room felt unbearably cold, as though winter had seeped into every corner. Katrina

of how she treated Daniela, yet he had chosen to overlook it—because it didn’t serve his interests, he simply turned a blind

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the frigid waters of a frozen lake. The biting cold sank deep into her bones, draining her

her. After all, I’m not her real father. If I bring it up, she’ll

the time the doctor reached Alexander’s hospital room, Alexander was no longer there. Richard sat in the room, a smug grin plastered across his face. He was certain that, this time, Daniela would feel for Alexander. Once

it. Richard’s son had been left battered and bruised, yet instead of rushing to call the police, the man just sat there, grinning as

important event. She was so absorbed in her tasks that when Alexander entered her office, she didn’t even acknowledge his presence. It wasn’t until she paused to sip some water

threw the cup at his face. Alexander had lingered at the doorway for what felt like an eternity, growing more and more humiliated as she stayed completely unaware of his presence. Just as he

“Ouch!”

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