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Thaddeus slowly loosened his embrace, releasing his gentle hold on Yilna's body, which was still trembling stiffly. He gazed at his wife with eyes that had once again grown serene, concealing themselves behind the mask of a warm and devoted husband."Let's go downstairs, My wife," Thaddeus said in his calm baritone, gently rubbing her shoulder. "Your mother must be waiting for us at the dining table. It's impolite to keep one's elders waiting too long, isn't it?"Yilna swallowed, her throat feeling as though it were filled with bile. She forced herself to nod stiffly, too afraid to look directly into her husband's eyes."Y-Yes, Thad... I'll be down shortly, after I touch up my makeup.""I'll be waiting downstairs, darling," Thaddeus replied softly before turning and walking out of the small study.Thaddeus's footsteps sounded steady and carefree as he walked down the hallway. The moment her husband's broad figure disappeared completely around the staircase corner, Yilna immediately co
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The documents in Yilna’s hands trembled violently.The sound of Thaddeus knocking and his words from behind the door, mentioning Eden, sent a wave of sheer panic through her, leaving her momentarily breathless.‘Does Thaddeus already know?! Is he waiting outside to expose everything?!’However, as a woman accustomed to surviving in a world of high-society deception, Yilna’s survival instincts suddenly kicked in at the brink of her downfall. She could not confess. If she panicked and got caught now, her entire world would collapse in an instant.With her hands trembling uncontrollably, Yilna hurriedly gathered all the documents, stuffed them back into the brown envelope, then felt beneath the desk drawer and pushed the envelope back into its hiding place. She shut the drawer tightly, wiped the tears from her cheeks, took a deep breath to compose her expression, and quickly unlocked the door.Click.The door slowly opened. Thaddeus stood straight before her, his tall, well-built frame c
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“He’s targeting both of us, babe!” Eden cried hysterically from the other end of the line. “He doesn’t just want to destroy my career with that audit. He wants to expose our affair and the truth about the children’s parentage in front of everyone! You have to search his study right now! Find out what that bastard chef is hiding before he destroys both our lives!”Noura, seated across the table, watched as Yilna’s face grew even paler and her entire body began to tremble.“Yilna? What’s wrong? What did Eden say to make you look as though you’ve seen a ghost?!”Yilna hurriedly ended the call without answering Eden. She pressed her phone against her chest, breathing rapidly as though she were suffocating.“N-Nothing, Mom... Eden... Eden just said he’s busy dealing with some office matters.”Yilna abruptly rose from her chair, nearly knocking over her teacup.“I-I need to go upstairs for a moment...”Without waiting for her mother’s response, she hurried toward the second floor, making he
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The porcelain spoon slipped from Yilna’s hand with a stiff clink, falling onto the serving plate and leaving a messy smear of brown sauce behind. The bitter, acrid taste of Thaddeus’s secret molecular seasoning still lingered heavily at the back of her tongue, triggering a wave of nausea that quickly spread through her chest.Yilna clenched the napkin in her lap until her knuckles turned white, staring blankly at her plate as her breathing grew increasingly erratic.To Yilna, the bitterness was more than just a flavor in the food. It was the taste of guilt, jolting her memories and reminding her of the five years of lies she had built with Eden behind Thaddeus’s back.“Yilna? What’s wrong with you?” Noura’s sharp voice shattered the silence at the dining table, interrupting her daughter’s fearful reverie.Noura arrogantly scraped the remaining food on her plate, completely oblivious to the hidden message behind the meal.“You’ve been doing nothing but pushing your husband’s cooking ar
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The call ended with a soft click. Thaddeus slipped his encrypted phone back into the inner pocket of his black coat, his expression remaining perfectly calm.To him, everything was unfolding exactly as planned. He had no intention of exposing all his cards at once. Letting his enemies drown in their own fear was far more satisfying than confronting them directly. After all, the greatest punishment was not knowing when the final blow would come or how devastating it would be.Meanwhile, inside the Kincaid family home, which Thaddeus had just left, the tension continued to tighten its suffocating grip around Yilna's chest. The phone in her hand vibrated sharply once again, marking yet another incoming call.With her hands still trembling violently and her breathing growing increasingly ragged, Yilna half-ran toward the guest bathroom near the downstairs hallway. She rushed inside, locked the door from within, and pressed the phone against her ear."Eden! Please stop calling me every fi
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Yilna jumped in surprise, instinctively hiding her phone behind her back. She stared at Thaddeus, her eyes trembling with psychological terror."Thad... I-I..."Thaddeus casually walked past her and placed the tray on the dining table in front of Noura.Noura glanced at him with her usual arrogant expression."What's with that holier-than-thou look on your face, Thaddeus? Don't just serve breakfast! You heard Yilna receiving that important call from her office, didn't you? As her husband, you should be asking how you can help instead of standing around like a statue!"Thaddeus turned toward her, putting on an expression of deep concern and helplessness, a perfect mask of politeness."Of course I'm deeply concerned about Yilna's situation, Mother," Thaddeus replied softly, his voice laced with feigned regret. "I overheard a little of the conversation earlier... Is the company Yilna works for having financial difficulties with its joint project with Eden's company?"Yilna swallowed with
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