Chapter 598

Huey remained silent, neither confirming nor denying.

Farley broke the silence. "Daniela's not someone you can sway with sweet talk. She's got more money than she knows what to do with, and let's not forget-we're the reason her mom's gone. You really think she'l just turn the other cheek?"

As he turned to leave, Farley tossed Huey a final warning. "Watch yourself. Don't let her play you."

But Huley wasn't buying it.

Daniela wasn't the type to deceive him.

She was on the brink of motherhood, and when he saw the tenderness in her eyes as she gazed at his granddaughter, he knew he could trust her.

Daniela wasn't after revenge.

She wanted justice.

The justice that had been swept under the rug for two decades.

Alexander wasted no time-Hackett was officially out of the commerce association. With that done, he set out to find Daniela.

But getting to her wasn't easy. Elite Lux was locked down, and Daniela had made sure he had no way in.

He waited, lurking until she finally stepped out for her usual walk. The moment he saw her, he moved in.

"Daniela, I've been waiting for ages. Why are you shutting me out?"

Daniela's lips thinned, irritation flickering in her gaze. "What do you want?"

"I've kicked Hackett out of the association," Alexander said, as if expecting praise. She didn't react. Huey had already given her the rundown over the phone.

"Don't worry, I'm not stopping with Hackett. I'll wipe out the rest of them, bring in new blood, and take charge myself. Everything I'm doing is for you."

If Huey hadn't tipped her off that the others wanted Hackett gone out of fear-suspecting him in Marcus'death-Daniela might have actually bought into Alexander's act.

"Daniela, everything I've done, it's so I can stand beside you the right way: Can't you see how much I care?Doesn't that count for something?"

Daniela didn't feel flattered-she felt sick.

Alexander saw her face pale and moved to steady her, but Cedric was faster. Without hesitation, he kicked Alexander back.

"You alright?" Cedric's voice was thick with concern.

Daniela shook off the moment and turned away. Cedric caught her arm gently, then shot Alexander a deadly glare. "Stay away. That's your only warning."

In seconds, Elite Lux security closed in, ensuring Alexander didn't take another step.

Daniela gestured towards the building. "Let's go back," she told Cedric.

Her pregnancy symptoms weren't too bad-until Alexander showed up. Then, like clockwork, nausea hit.

After a moment, she muttered to Cedric, "I don't know what cologne he's wearing, but every time he's near,my stomach flips."

Cedric had already figured it out-Alexander was trying to find the right perfume to mimic him.

From the entrance, Alexander watched. He couldn't hear what they were saying, but he saw Daniela gagging and Cedric hovering protectively.

They'd been mnarried for a while now, but suddenly, Cedric was acting all nervous.

Alexander's eyes narrowed, drifting to Daniela's stomach. Still flat. Turning on his heel, he pulled out his phone and fired off a message to the association's group chat.

"I want you to find out if Daniela is pregnant."

The association had people everywhere-hospitals, clinics, places with access to records most people couldn't touch.

Finding pregnancy records? That was easy work.

Huey took a quick screenshot of Alexander's message and shot it over to Daniela.

Just to be sure, he followed up with a call.

Daniela was at her desk, fingers tapping steadily on her keyboard.

It didn't take long for a reply to come through. "We checked the national database-no blood test records for Daniela. She's probably not pregnant."

Alexander's face darkened.

Maybe she'd gone to some exclusive, off-the-books clinic, but even those were tied into the national database.

Was she really not pregnant, then?

But that pale, sickly look from earlier nagged at him, planting seeds of doubt.

His gaze lifted to the towering Elite Lux building.

One way or another, he'd get his answer.

He dialed the association's secretary. "Your sister works as a cleaning lady at Elite Lux, doesn't she? Have her meet me downstairs in an hour. I've got something I need her to slip to Daniela.".