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Kindness? Danielle scoffed. To her, it was just another word for being weak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taking a deep breath, she continued waiting outside Justin\u2019s villa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She believed he would return.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was no way she\u2019d let Justin marry Adriana.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Adriana sat by the window, silently watching butterflies drift through the garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis couldn\u2019t come back with her. The Barton Estate was a mess+too many eyes and ears everywhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She missed Curtis. After losing her grandfather, she kept wishing she could be with Curtis openly, that he could hold her, even for a second.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She inhaled deeply, rested against the windowsill, and saw Justin\u2019s car pull in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDanielle has been waiting outside Justin\u2019s place this whole time,\u201d Kenneth whispered. \u201cPeople in Barton Group are still paying close attention. Right now, Danielle isn\u2019t just fighting you in the design competition -she\u2019s also fighting you over Justin.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana had asked him to track Danielle\u2019s every move.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She picked up a handful of millet and scattered it on the sill, smiling as sparrows hopped closer. \u201cDanielle is extremely arrogant. Her aloof act is just a cover for her insecurity\/She\u2019s never truly been confident. For years, she\u2019s had people keeping tabs on me in Pastalia. The more she learns about what I can do, the more threatened she feels. So if she wants to beat me this time, she won\u2019t rely on her own design. She\u2019ll steal mine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
To make sure she won, Danielle would use the drafts Cheryl had stolen for her in Pastalia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Danielle dared to plagiarize, Adriana would seize the opportunity to destroy her completely in the design world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wouldn\u2019t let Danielle ever climb back up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kenneth looked at Adriana and quietly took a breath. Who said Adriana was some harmless bunny?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once she struck, it would be deadly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before, Kenneth never fully understood why Adriana didn\u2019t fight back in college when Mia and the others went after her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Later, he realized Adriana understood timing and risk far better than most people. It wasn\u2019t that she was afraid to resist\u2014she knew the gap between herself and Mia\u2019s group. Fighting back too early would only\u00a0<\/p>\n
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hurt her more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So she chose to endure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone who could endure years of bullying would be far more ruthless once they finally fought back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Danielle has nowhere left to go in the design world, she\u2019ll put all her hopes on that man, Adriana said, watching Justin step out of the car, her gaze turning icy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chandler killed her parents, and Danielle benefited from it. Adriana wouldn\u2019t let either of them off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d take her time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she wanted them in hell, she\u2019d make them suffer slowly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Lincoln, do you not trust Justin?\u201d Kenneth asked softly,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana shook her head. It wasn\u2019t about trust. It was about not relying on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No one could be trusted forever. The only thing she could truly rely on was her ability.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter the reason, Justin would leave Barton Group someday. If Adriana wanted everything to fall into place, it might hurt some of his interests.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Adriana walked out, Arthur reported softly, \u201cMs. Barton, you should spend more time with Mr. Justin. Do your best to keep him close. It would be best if he moved back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
They wanted Adriana and Justin to present a perfect, loving image.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It would benefit both Adriana and the Barton Group\u2019s internal stability.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana nodded. When Justin walked in, she smiled. \u201cGrandpa just passed. This house feels too quiet with only me here. Do you want to move back?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked at her and understood right away. In the early stages, she needed to use him to shape public perception and stabilize Barton Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honestly, Justin was sharp. He was also watching to see if Adriana truly had what it took to be someone he could support for life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure,\u201d he replied with a smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he agreed to move back, Danielle would lose her cool.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A person\u2019s energy was limited. If Danielle panicked over this, she wouldn\u2019t have enough focus left to create a brand\u2013new design for the competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana wanted a guaranteed win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had to win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Once the news spread that Adriana had kept Justin at the Barton Estate, several people couldn\u2019t stay calm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Savannah and Danielle both panicked, afraid Justin might marry Adriana.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis blew up as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin, meanwhile, calmly ate dinner, playing the role of a caring sibling with Adriana, while his phone buzzed nonstop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With a pleasant smile, Justin simply turned it off, leaving Curtis anxious on the other end.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin knew Curtis was already in Harborton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Jeremy gone, there was no way Curtis would feel safe leaving Adriana alone there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Justin shut his phone off, Curtis had no choice but to call Adriana.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She glanced at the screen and was about to answer when Justin pressed her hand with a grin. \u201cHave some warm milk.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
To the servants, that small gesture looked intimate\u2013almost deliberately suggestive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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