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    Brendon snapped, “Christina, you’ve got three days to think this over.”


    Christina shot back, her voice icy. “I don’t need that time to think it over, and my answer is no.” Her heart had already turned to ice.


    He hadn’t expected her to m the door so quickly. His big threat was useless now. Trying to control his anger, he growled, “You really aren’t scared of walking away empty-handed? Three days is all you have, and that’s me being generous.”


    Christina sneered. “I don’t need it. Just don’te crying to me when karmaes to collect what’s owed.”


    She had never truly cared about the paltrypensation. It was the sheer, breathtaking shamelessness of Brendon that had blindsided her. Since Brendon clearly had no intention of upholding his part of their agreement, she decided she would reim what was rightfully hers—and make sure to collect it with interest.


    “Come crying to you?” Brendon scoffed, a dismissiveugh escaping him. “Don’t kid yourself, Christina. That won’t happen.”


    Katie smirked as if she owned the ce. “Hell yeah! Even if you regretted it a million times, my brother wouldn’t pay it any mind.”


    Ynda gently slipped her arm through Brendon’s, her expression shifting to one of feigned concern. “Brendon, maybe we’re going too hard on Christina here…”


    “Then what exactly do you think we should do?” Brendon asked, a hint of challenge in his voice.


    “Just give her what’s in the papers, in and simple. Without it, how is she supposed to survive? She’ll probably have to do some really nasty things just to get by. Without it… Well, who knows what she’ll do?”


    Katie spat, “Ynda, you’re way too soft. She’s out there throwing herself at every man she sees, taking our money, and still acting cheap as hell. Without money, she’s just going to hit rock bottom.”


    Suddenly, a furious voice exploded, “Shut the hell up!” Ynda and Katie jumped as if they’d been pped.


    Bethel shot Katie and Ynda a deadly re, her body trembling with rage. Her grandkids, Brendon and Katie, wereplete idiots. Both had fallen under Ynda’s maniption without even realizing it. Christina had everything going for her. She was smart, kind, and strong. If Brendon had treated her right, the whole Dawson family would have been in a much better ce. But no, Brendon didn’t value her and even denied her the respect she deserved.


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    Bethel’s face twisted with mixed emotions, her chest heavy with disappointment. It felt like the Dawson family was cursed, as if fate was hell-bent on tearing them apart.


    “Grandma…” Brendon began, but Bethel shut him down with a sharp snap. “That’s enough!”


    “Why are you yelling at Brendon? He didn’t say anything wrong!” Katie snapped, clearly pissed that her grandma was defending Christina, an outsider.


    “You shut your damn mouth too!” Bethel barked, shooting Katie a re that could burn. “Both of you, get the hell out of my sight!”


    “Bethel…” Ynda chimed in, trying to act soft and sweet, ying the peacekeeper. But Bethel cut her off with a furious growl. “And you—damn troublemaker—get out too!”


    Bethel’s icy stare swept over Brendon and Katie, both frozen like statues, too stunned to move. “Don’t think just because I’m old that I’m powerless,” she said coolly. “I hold most of the Dawson Group shares. If I want to kick someone out of thepany, it’ll happen with a single word.” Her gaze settled right on Brendon, and the threat behind her words couldn’t have been clearer.


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