Chapter 503


Chapter 503:

From that moment, the Bennett family’s chance to rectify their tarnished image was irretrievably lost.

Katrina faced legal consequences for her previous actions. By the time she was released, darkness had enveloped the city.

She attempted to reach Joyce, but her calls went unanswered.

Weighed down by defeat, she trudged back to her home, where she took a long shower and finally collapsed into bed, utterly exhausted.

As she lay in the dim quietude, her mind wandered through a lifetime of calculated maneuvers that had led her to this dismal point.

Drained to her core, Katrina found no solace in rest. The following morning, at the brisk hour of five, she jerked awake, stirred by an unyielding instinct. This time, instead of venturing out, she paused by her bedroom door.

Minutes ticked by until the soft creak of a door pierced the silence.

igniting like a flint

peered through the sliver of an opening. From this covert viewpoint, she spied

crease formed between Katrina’s eyebrows as pieces

vigilance,

thin crack of her door, a slight noise escaped her. Cedric halted on the staircase, his head snapping in

dominance that sent an involuntary shiver cascading down Katrina’s spine, even as he was the one cloaked

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door slammed shut

Katrina’s heart raced furiously.

she felt exposed, like a guilty child caught in the act of sneaking a cookie. It wasn’t until the familiar

as serene as a still pond. With her heart

“Cedric…”

turned to face

of Daniela’s room this morning?” Her voice trembled slightly, stark

I?” Cedric’s reply was laced with feigned

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