Chapter 2 - Ethan Smashes Open The Locked Bathroom Door
Ethan ignored Natalie’s desperate demands and lunged forward toward the heavy wooden door. The sound of seven-year-old Sophie sobbing hysterically echoed through the hollow corridor.
“Ethan, you are making a scene in front of our distinguished guests!” Natalie shrieked, clawing at his sleeve. Ethan threw his elbow back, shaking her grip off with furious physical force.
“Get out of my way, Natalie, or I swear I will throw you out of this house,” Ethan roared. He planted the heel of his expensive leather shoe against the door panel right beside the brass knob.
With a deafening crash, the old lock mechanism splintered, and the door swung wide open. Sophie sat huddled in the corner of the small tiled bathroom, clutching her bruised knees tightly.
Her face was stained with hot tears, and her lower lip trembled as she looked up at her father. Ethan dropped to his knees instantly, wrapping his arms around his trembling little girl.
“Daddy is here, sweetheart; nobody is going to hurt you ever again,” Ethan promised fiercely. Sophie pointed a small, shaking finger at the cold tile floor near the porcelain sink.
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Shattered fragments of dark blue lacquer and tiny golden gear wheels lay scattered everywhere. It was all that remained of the precious music box her late mother had given her.
Ethan’s blood ran cold as he stared at the ruined keepsake that meant the world to his daughter. He stood up slowly, carrying Sophie in his arms as he walked back out into the hallway.
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