Chapter 15 - Caroline Makes A Desperate Choice To Save Her Daughter
Back in the study, Caroline wiped her damp face, looking up at Julian with a desperate, pathetic spark of hope.
“If I give you the master encryption keys to the Zurich cartel’s European leadership board... will you let me see Lily one last time?”
Julian stared at her for a long, agonizing moment, weighing the value of her confession against the damage she had caused.
“You will never see my daughter again, Caroline. That is the price of watching her suffer while sipping champagne,” Julian answered.
“Please, Julian! She’s my flesh and blood too!” Caroline screamed, lunging forward until the handcuffs jerked her back.
“Flesh and blood doesn't mean anything when the soul is rotten to the core,” Julian said, signaling Agent Vance to take her away.
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Federal marshals hauled Caroline out of the study, her agonizing shrieks echoing down the grand hallway until the heavy doors closed.
The domestic chapter of betrayal was permanently sealed, leaving Julian standing alone in the quiet, candlelit room.
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