Chapter 14 - Watching the ruthless corporate uncle threaten to destroy the entire family empire if the true mother refuses to sign an immediate silence waiver.
"Drop your weapons or your lawyer becomes the first casualty of this corporate liquidation," Marcus ordered in a flat, lethal tone.
Andrew panicked, pressing the barrel of his silenced pistol against the side of a frightened security guard he had taken hostage.
"Tell your man to stand down, Liam, or I swear I'll put a bullet through this guard's skull right now!" Andrew screamed.
Clara stepped out from the panic tunnel entrance, handing sleeping little Nico safely over to Marcus before walking onto the landing.
"Let the guard go, Andrew; you want me, don't you?" Clara challenged, her voice ringing clear and steady across the grand hall.
Andrew lowered his pistol slightly, staring at the woman he had helped declare legally dead five years ago with shock.
"You... you're supposed to be buried under an assumed name in upstate New York!" Andrew stammered, his composure cracking.
"My name is Clara Sterling, and I am the rightful co-owner of everything you and Eleanor tried to steal," Clara stated fearlessly.
"Sign the silence waiver and hand over the estate rights, or nobody leaves this mansion alive today," Andrew threatened desperately.
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Liam’s eyes locked onto Andrew with a murderous intensity, knowing that negotiating with corporate terrorists was a fatal mistake.
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