Chapter 23 - The Showdown on the Stairs
Victoria froze on the marble steps, raising her stolen revolver with a trembling hand.
"Drop the gun, Victoria!" David ordered, his voice echoing like thunder through the mansion foyer.
"You took everything from me, David!" Victoria shrieked, tears of rage mixing with the rain dripping from her hair.
"I was supposed to be the mistress of this estate! I was supposed to have the money!" she roared.
"You ruined your own life the moment you put poison in a five-year-old child's milk," David replied coldly.
Behind David, two armed federal marshals stepped out from the library doorway, their red laser sights pointing at Victoria.
"Put the weapon down now, Victoria!" the lead marshal barked. "There is nowhere left to run!"
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Victoria looked down the grand staircase, realizing she was surrounded on all sides with no escape route remaining.
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