Chapter 2 - The Shattered Glass
The heavy crystal glass shattered into dozens of sharp fragments across the Italian marble floor.
Vanessa stood frozen near the kitchen island, her breath hitching as her face turned completely white.
Ethan did not look down at the broken glass; his burning gaze remained fixed entirely on his trembling wife.
"Say that again, Sophie," Ethan urged softly, his voice shaking with intense, suffocating tension.
Four-year-old Sophie tightened her tiny fingers around Ethan's coat, pointing toward the sliding glass patio doors.
"Mommy comes through the beach gate when you fly to New York," Sophie whispered quietly.
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"She sits in my room, talks to Vanessa, and tells me to keep my mouth shut or I'll be punished," the little girl added.
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