Chapter 635:

“Hmmm?”

“I said, this doesn’t add up.” Cedric rarely spoke so seriously.

In all their time together, he had always been gentle with Daniela—patient and considerate, never raising his voice or challenging her like this. But now, his expression was grave, his face devoid of its usual warmth or even a hint of a smile.

Although there was only a sofa separating them, Cedric suddenly felt as though Daniela was an ocean away. For the first time, he realized he might not know her as well as he thought.

“You’re completely convinced that Katrina killed your mother,” Cedric continued, his voice steady and deliberate.

“If you wanted to take action against her, there are countless ways you could’ve ensured her death—or even made her suffer a fate worse than death.”

Daniela listened quietly, her gaze steady.

“But you never made a move. It wasn’t out of fear—fear has never held you back.

You’ve always known that some things are worse than death, like a life filled with misery.

made sure Caiden saw who Katrina truly was, exposed her

off from everyone, leaving

wouldn’t have gone to such lengths just for

into a

𝔐𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔲𝔭𝔡𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔰 𝔦𝔫 𝔤𝔞𝔩𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔰.𝔠𝔬𝔪

she’s gone

the room an almost haunting atmosphere and making the

felt a sharp twinge of

but

clear her death hasn’t thrown off your plans. That

off guard by Cedric’s perceptiveness. There was more than just warmth in her gaze—there was a

didn’t kill

Katrina die, it means there’s a bigger plan at play. It

moment, the carefully guarded layers of Daniela’s secrets

a

“Anything else?”

he asked, “What do I mean to you?” Daniela had braced herself for a biting remark, expecting Cedric to unleash his

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