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-Wyatt holds too much power,” Carl said. “Ordinary dowries don’t mean anything to him . I’m planning to transfer the Northvale sponsorship to you. That way, you’ll have leverage–Wyatt won’t be able to push you around so easily.”
“Carl…”
Carl had access to the most advanced medical equipment overseas, which made both Lu Boyu and Wyatt eager to win him over.
And now, that enormous asset was being handed over to her just like that.
Yunice didn’t dare accept.
“What’s there to be afraid of” Carl said. “I don’t believe in marriage. I’m too old for kids, and I never planned to have any. You’re Pingwei’s only surviving child. I’m recognizing you as my goddaughter.”
Yunice’s nose stung. She couldn’t say a word.
When someone’s been neglected for too long, warmth starts to feel dangerous.
She feared getting burned. Feared it was just a dream. Feared she’d never be able to repay it.
But Carl shoved the transfer papers into her hands. “Even if your father were still alive, I’d still give you this gift.
Yunice’s throat tightened. “Thank you, Carl. Or… should I stop calling you Mr. Carl?”
She hesitated, then said, softly but sincerely, “Dad.”
Blood ties had failed her. So why not go with her heart?
Anyone who treated her well–she’d treat them like family.
Carl gave a satisfied hum. Then he added, “Now for the second piece of news.”
“ Your brother Oscar is back. He’s at the Saunders estate right now.” Carl looked up at her. “Do you want to see him?”
Yunice shook her head. “I don’t.”
No matter what role Oscar had played in how the Saunders family had treated her, she wanted nothing more to do with any of them.
Uncle Qing had already helped her establish a new identity. She was still Yunice–but no longer that Yunice.
Carl understood. “Then there’s no need to notify them shout the weddine. I’ll stand in their
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The moment Oscar renumed he was told that Yumice had died in a car accoder
Hem bebeve it. He grabbed Owen by the colle “That’s not famme Do you understand what a deariti (amiem sill” Beach
mice was about to get mamed was supposed to be a jo
she was dead
Owen bowed by head sleet even under Oscar’s
nice really was geme. She wasn’t coming back.
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etben be… maybe you could’ve seen her one last m
time…
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haven’t
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Elsie sobbed banden. “We have arranged a funeral vet. We didn’t know how to explain it to the Powelll family… so we were waiting for you to come home and decide…
Oscar ignored her. He turned to his mother “Ma 1. You wouldn’t be to me, right? Yumice is your dhagheen. You wouldn’t joke about something Bre this would you?
Life blinked nihutugth tears eves, rogding his gaze
That one evasive book old Oscar everything. They weren’t joking.
His nemper emploded. “Then tell me who hit ber? Whaled be!
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been his fa…
don’t know di
But Elsie cut in. We do how wit
Tumice didn’t have any enemies. But if I had to me some who might have wanted her gone. Id
am” Oscar stared an ber, summed
Even Owen was caught off guard
Elsze knew the truth.
She glanced at Owen and subdy shook ber bead
Don’t confess. If you die. Oscar willl blame yo
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someone who brought him shame.
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And even if Oscar believed Wyatt was the killer, Wyatt’s power would make the truth impossible to pursue.
Owen read the signal in her eyes, Guilt gnawed at him, but he still echoed her. “Elsie, don’t talk nonsense. We have no proof. Don’t drag us into something we can’t handle
The more he denied it, the more Ovcar believed it.
He sneered at Owen. “You’re so scared of consequences, you won’t even stand sister?
up for your own
“Owen…”
Oscar shoved him aside and stormed out. “You might be scared–but I’m not. I’ll ask him
myself!”
Wyatt wasn’t someone you crossed lightly.
Lily panicked, afraid something worse might happen. She quickly told Owen and Elsie to chase
after him.
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