It was especially strange coming from someone like Neil, who, over the years, had crossed many lines, all for the sake of making money. Now, to see him give all these properties to Katelyn felt off.

But Neil was close enough to catch their words. He shot Jaxen a sharp look, a silent threat in his eyes.

“This is between Katelyn and me. Stay out of it.”

Jaxen’s expression darkened, a small frown forming on his face. Nothing had changed with Neil.

Slamming the property deeds onto the table, he replied, “You think handing these over to Katelyn makes up for everything you’ve done to her? I’ll interfere if I want to. What are you going to do about it?” Jaxen was never the type to back down without a fight. A simple warning from Neil wouldn’t silence him.

Neil’s face reddened, his frustration evident. But before he could retort, Katelyn’s voice cut through the tension.

“If you don’t transfer them now, I’ll walk away.” She wasn’t the least bit interested in holding onto his properties.

Neil’s face went rigid, realizing that Katelyn wasn’t joking. He had to give the properties to her. Without doing so, his plan couldn’t move forward.

Neil reached out, gently pulling at Katelyn’s sleeve.

“Katelyn, are you really just going to stand there and watch me…”

Neil didn’t finish his sentence, but Katelyn instantly understood the implication. Her gaze fixed on him as she spoke, her tone firm.

“Neil, you’re the one pushing these onto me. I didn’t ask for them. If you want to give them, fine. If not, then forget it.” Honestly, she couldn’t care less.

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Neil dropped his gaze, unable to find words.

Katelyn’s patience was quickly running out.

Jaxen, however, seemed to understand. Neil was definitely trying to force these things onto Katelyn. At that moment, Jaxen couldn’t help but wonder if Neil had completely lost his mind. Otherwise, why would he do something like this?

With a small, almost defeated sigh, Neil spoke up.

“If you truly don’t want them, I won’t insist. Let’s just leave it at that.”

Turning to his assistant, he gave the order.

“Pack them up. It’s just that my grandmother won’t have anyone to take care of her, but there is nothing more I can do…” He didn’t say anything else and slowly wheeled himself out of the room. Katelyn was clearly frustrated by Neil’s attitude.

Jaxen watched Neil leave, then nudged Katelyn with his shoulder, confusion evident on his face.

“What exactly is he trying to do?”

Katelyn ran a hand through her hair, her mind spinning.

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