Chapter 14 - Arthur Faces The Harsh Reality Of His Arrogance
The penthouse grew deathly quiet as the elevator descended, leaving Arthur standing completely alone with Elena and the federal agents.
Arthur turned slowly to look at his wife, his arrogant facade completely melted away into the tear-streaked face of a broken old man.
“Was it really worth it, Elena? Twenty years of cold silence... just to destroy everything I built in a single night?” Arthur asked brokenly.
Elena stood up slowly from the conference table, smoothing the fabric of her crimson evening gown with deliberate care.
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“You destroyed yourself the day you decided that human beings were disposable tools to feed your bottomless ego, Arthur,” she said quietly.
She turned her back on him, walking toward the private master suite and leaving him standing in the wreckage of his shattered life.
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