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"Leave it, Katia. What they did to you during the kidnapping is one thing, and it's a completely different matter that this wretch touched you knowing you were married to me," he interrupted coldly. "Hilbert....

"What are you doing here!? I made it very clear that I didn't want you near my daughter," a voice shouted from behind Stefan.

It was Richard, accompanied by his wife. They had been drawn by the voices.

"Relax, sir. You won't see me near your daughter anymore," he said seriously. Elyse approached her young daughter, who was shaking her head vigorously. "You told me to think about what was more important, my "business" or your daughter."

"Don't tell me you've made up your mind in a day?" He asked sarcastically.

"I had made up my mind long before, sir," he replied seriously.

"And? What is most important to someone like you?" They locked eyes, challenging each other.

The rest of the people, except Hilbert, had no idea what they were talking about.

Katia looked at her father and he