Chapter 5 - Elias Steps Out Of The Wheelchair With Cold Fury
Elias watched Maeve disappear down the hallway before turning his gaze back toward the brightly lit kitchen.
He walked out from the shadows, his footsteps echoing sharply against the hardwood floor of the Ashford corridor.
Margaret Ashford was pouring herself another glass of wine when the heavy oak study doors creaked open uninvited.
She turned around, expecting to see her daughter Sienna returning from her upstairs bedroom.
Instead, she saw Elias Marchetti standing in the doorway, tall, imposing, and completely devoid of any wheelchair or medical brace.
The wineglass slipped from Margaret’s trembling fingers, shattering against the white marble floor with a deafening crash.
“Elias... you... you’re walking?” Margaret stammered, the color draining entirely from her face as terror gripped her heart.
“Did you genuinely believe a minor car collision on Lower Wacker Drive could break me that easily, Margaret?” Elias asked quietly.
He walked slowly toward her, his dark suit accentuating his towering, dangerous presence in the center of the kitchen.
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“Sienna... Sienna told us the doctors said there was permanent nerve damage!” Margaret shrieked in absolute panic.
“Sienna heard what she wanted to hear, and you planned to trade a innocent girl’s life to cover up her betrayal,” Elias stated coldly.
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