Chapter 2 - The Confrontation on Marble
Alexander stood over Victoria, his heavy breathing filling the vast, marble-floored luxury kitchen.
Victoria scrambled backward against the sleek white island, clutching her bruised arm while staring in utter shock.
"Alexander, listen to me, she's lying to you!" Victoria shrieked, her slicked hair disheveled across her forehead.
"Shut your mouth!" Alexander bellowed, his voice vibrating through the glass walls of the high-rise penthouse.
Elena knelt on the cold tiles, clutching four-year-old Maya tightly against her cream-white apron.
Maya buried her face in her mother's neck, her tiny shoulders shaking with helpless, quiet sobs.
Alexander turned back to Elena, his dark eyes filled with a mixture of raw grief and sudden realization.
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"How long, Elena?" Alexander asked softly, his voice trembling as he dropped to his knees beside them.
"Four years... since the day Victoria forced me out of California," Elena whispered through her tears.
