Chapter 1344:

Nikolas felt all kinds of emotions swirling inside him. None of them were simple.

He walked up and called her name. “Daniela.”

She glanced up and met his eyes. “I was hoping you had a minute,” said Nikolas. “There’s something I’d like to say.”

She approached him.

Gone was the usual pride in his tone. “I’m not going to fight Cedric anymore. I’m stepping back. And whatever I did to you before—I hope you can leave it behind.”

She didn’t respond right away. Her eyes scanned his face, sharp and unreadable.

Then she smiled. It wasn’t kind. “Do you really think you’re in any place to bargain with me? Haven’t you figured out who I am by now? I’m miles ahead of you, Nikolas. And none of this was ever about you.”

not even in a position to negotiate.” Only the one holding the power gets to

yet realizing how far

stood there, completely at a loss. Daniela’s words didn’t make sense to

didn’t overlap, not even

crystal clear—she

him into action. Eventually, he tracked Cedric

the McCoy family, too. You wouldn’t want to see it fall apart over

his arms and shirt, Cedric wiped his hands on

answer stunned Nikolas into

hesitation on Cedric’s face—he looked relaxed,

don’t care about the McCoy fortune? That kind of money could change your life. You’d have everything,” Nikolas

interested. If my wife hadn’t come to Oiscoll, I wouldn’t be here either. My

him, unsure whether to believe

about Cedric’s expression—honest, calm, unguarded—left no

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