NovelEnglishChapter 1066: That was all she said—nothing more, nothing less. Yet those few words shattered everything Caiden had built over the last three years.
Why? Why did she always pull him from the heights of victory straight into the depths of ruin so effortlessly? Why? Daniela stood amidst the crowd, the glare of countless spotlights reflecting off her, unshaken and untouchable, as if nothing in the world could break her. "I appreciate your ttoday," Daniela spoke with cool authority. "Elite Lux will continue operating as usual-there are no plans to sell. As for my estate, it was legally settled years ago. Every asset under my nbelongs solely to my husband, Cedric Phillips. If he should pass away, my wealth will be donated entirely to the state-no one else will inherit a single cent." What had started as a spectacle had now becan official press conference, announcing Daniela's return to the world.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe buyer, Caiden, and Joyce found themselves edged out, swallowed by the throng of people. Powerless, they could do nothing but stand outside and listen as Daniela coolly addressed the reporters.
"Yes. There was an explosion three years ago. I was injured and spent the past years recovering. Elite Lux never declareddead. I'm grateful to my colleagues at Elite Lux for standing bythese past three years. Today, I declare to the world-Daniela Harper is back. Those who plotted against me, hoping to gain from my absence, will soon find themselves nothing more than stepping stones for Elite Lux's rise. Stay tuned." That day, for the first tin three years, the stifled team at Elite Lux could finally stand tall again—all thanks to Daniela's return.
The business world braced itself, anticipating the seismic shifts that were about to unfold.
As the crowd gradually thinned, only Caiden and Joyce remained. They stared at Daniela, who stood at Elite Lux's entrance-colder, sharper than she had been three years ago.
Caiden's voice wavered in disbelief as he gawked at Daniela. "Weren't you dead?" Read ahead GlnolDaniela's expression remained icy, her gaze fixed on Caiden, as lifeless as if she were staring at a corpse. "You truly wanteddead." Her words were not a question-they were a fact.
The weight of her words nearly made Caiden collapse, but Joyce quickly steadied him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmDaniela scoffed at the sight. “I never thought my supposed death would reunite the two of you." The irony was not lost on her—once at odds, now conveniently allies. It was proof of the old saying: "There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests."
"You weren't dead?" Joyce's fury flared. The near-sealed deat had just gone up in smoke. How could she En not be livid?
"Even if I were dead, my assets wouldn't be yours to take," Daniela said coolly to Joyce. "Speaking of disappearances, weren't you the one who vanished? So, why the sudden reappearance?" It felt like a grand schwas at play. Daniela had "died," Joyce had conveniently returned, and Caiden had miraculously been pulled out of the asylum. What other pieces of the puzzle were still hidden? Beneath the illusion of tranquility, a storm brewed.
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