Chapter 2
Victoria forced a trembling laugh, desperately attempting to salvage her collapsing deception as she pointed an accusing finger at the terrified maid. "He is delusional, Luca! The girl and the maid have conspired to frame me because I fired incompetent staff!"
"Shut your mouth, Victoria," Luca growled, pushing himself upward with a monumental surge of raw physical will. His legs trembled violently under the unfamiliar weight, but he stood tall on his own two feet for the first time in three agonizing years.
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The medical syringe rolled across the reflective marble floor, coming to a stop near the base of a gilded side table. The clear liquid inside remained visible, a tangible weapon of chemical control that exposed the monstrous truth of his marriage.
Clara rushed forward without hesitation, carefully retrieving the syringe and placing it inside a clean glass container to preserve the forensic evidence. "I documented every single time she administered the injection while you slept, Mr. Vance."
