Chapter 14 - Ethan Interrogates Natalie About Her Dark Family Ties
Before leaving for the city, Ethan insisted on speaking with Natalie down at the county holding facility. The stark concrete interrogation room smelled of cheap disinfectant and stale metal furniture.
Natalie sat handcuffed to the bolted table, her designer wedding dress stained and ruined beyond recognition. The arrogant socialite facade was entirely gone, replaced by a bitter, hollow expression of defeat.
Ethan pulled out the metal chair opposite her, sitting down without saying a word for several long seconds. “Did you ever really care about anyone, Natalie, or were you just programmed to destroy families?” Ethan asked quietly.
Natalie let out a cold, cynical laugh, staring up at him with hatred in her eyes. “You think you’re so smart, Ethan, don't you? You think you solved everything because you found a dusty old letter,” she mocked.
“Clara exposed your uncle’s illegal experiments, and he killed her for it,” Ethan stated with absolute conviction. “And now Dr. Vale is going to spend the rest of his life in a federal penitentiary right alongside you.”
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Natalie leaned forward, her voice dropping into an ominous, chilling whisper. “You think Adrian is just a doctor? You have no idea what kind of powerful men are backing him from the shadows.”
Ethan stood up, pushing his chair back against the concrete wall with a sharp scrape. “Tell your uncle his time running from the past is officially over,” Ethan said before walking out of the room.
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