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    “Listen carefully, Tina. I require you to establish contact with ine—with absolute discretion. Inform him his presence in Beversea is urgently needed at the earliest possible opportunity.”


    Certain matters existed within thisplex scenario that only ine possessed the skills and connections to navigate sessfully.


    Tina’s entire body momentarily immobilized, her intuition instantly registering the profound seriousness underlying this unexpected request.


    She didn’t dare ask any more questions. She nodded seriously. “Alright, Sadie. I’m on it.”


    She pivoted sharply and hastened from the sterile chamber, eyes already scanning for a secluded location where she might ce this critically sensitive telephone call without unwee eavesdroppers.


    In the meantime, Rodger traversed the threshold of the imposing Higgins Manor, an uncharacteristic melody escaping his lips as contentment radiated from his typically severe countenance.


    His spirits soared to unprecedented heights—fortune had apparently chosen this precise moment to bestow her elusive favor upon his ambitious schemes.


    Jarrett nced upward from his wheelchair, genuine astonishment crossing his features. His father’s disy of unbridled cheerfulness constituted a truly unusual phenomenon.


    “Dad, what extraordinary circumstances have transformed your typically stoic demeanor into this unexpected jubtion?”


    Rodger’s already expansive smile stretched further when he saw his firstborn. He advanced toward Jarrett with energetic purpose.


    “Jarrett! Most magnificent developments have transpired! Ms. Hudson carries within her womb—Nathan’s offspring!” His promation resonated throughout the room, undisguised exhration permeating every syble.


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    “With this child, our alliance with the Wall Group is sealed. Henceforth, our dominant position within Beversea society stands utterly unassable!”


    Jarrett’s countenance hardened into imprable granite. That worthless disappointment Nathan had genuinely seeded in impregnating Sadie?


    At that precise moment, Ophelia appeared at the top of the grand staircase. She had just begun her descent when Rodger’s thunderous deration reverberated throughout the expansive living room. Her body froze in mid-motion, paralyzed by shock.


    Sadie carried a child? Nathan’s progeny grew within her? Impossible—utterly inconceivable! Her mind refused to ept such an egregious reality.


    The blood drained precipitously from her features, leaving behind an baster mask of disbelief as she lurched awkwardly down the stairs, equilibriumpromised by emotional devastation.


    “Rodger! What preposterous statement have you just uttered? How could Sadie possibly find herself with a child? To whom does parentage of this alleged baby belong?”


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