Chapter 8
Julian stood in the doorway, his charcoal suit looking pristine despite the rain falling outside.
"I must admit, Evelyn, I am deeply disappointed in you," Julian said with a cold, terrifying smile.
"I gave you a life of absolute luxury, safety, and comfort in Manhattan."
"And yet, you sneak out to a filthy pier to meet with street trash and illegitimate family."
Evelyn grabbed the wheels of her chair, positioning herself firmly between Julian and the young boy.
"It was you," Evelyn hissed, her green eyes burning with pure, unadulterated hatred.
"You've been drugging me for years to keep my legs paralyzed!"
Julian casually adjusted his black necktie, stepping closer as his guards trained their lasers on Elena.
"Your father was a genius, Evelyn, but he lacked the vision to monetize his medical breakthroughs," Julian explained calmly.
"The neural bridge procedure we tested on you and this boy is worth billions on the defense market."
"If the public found out we harvested illegal nerve tissue from an unregistered child, Vance Biotech would collapse."
"So yes... keeping you sedated in that chair was a small price to pay for progress."
Leo shrank back against his mother, crying quietly as the armed guards moved into tactical positions.
"You won't get away with this, Julian," Evelyn declared, reaching into her pocket for her phone.
Julian pulled a small remote device from his pocket and pressed a red button.
The lights inside the boathouse flickered and died as a high-frequency jammer activated.
"No cell service, no rescue, and no escape," Julian said, nodding to his lead guard.
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"Take the woman and the boy to the lab in Boston."
"And as for my lovely fiancée... it's time for her to have another tragic accident."
