Chapter 23 - NATALY'S STAND
Nataly set the tray down on the entry table, stepping forward to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Lucas without showing a single shred of fear.
"I am the mother of his children, Miss Kensington," Nataly said firmly, her voice clear and commanding. "And if you think a corporate merger is more important than two young boys having their father, you have a very distorted sense of reality."
Charlotte laughed bitterly, taking a step closer to Nataly. "You think you've won because you got him back? You're an uneducated girl from Chicago with no social standing!"
"That 'uneducated girl' just launched a pediatric foundation that raised twenty million dollars in its first week," Lucas interjected fiercely, wrapping his arm around Nataly's waist. "And she has more class in her pinky finger than your entire family possesses."
Charlotte’s face flushed with sudden, embarrassing rage. "My father will file an ethics investigation against your board tomorrow morning!"
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"Tell your father to go right ahead, Charlotte," Lucas countered calmly, reaching into his pocket to pull out a small flash drive. "And while he's at it, tell him I have the offshore banking records detailing his illegal campaign contributions from my father's shell company."
Charlotte froze, her confident posture completely shattering as she realized Lucas held absolute leverage over her entire political family.
