Chapter 4
Nathan picked up the silver scissors from the marble floor, his fingers tracing the cold metal before placing them securely into his pocket.
He walked over to where Lily stood, gently untying the crushed white bow from her hair and brushing her soft blonde locks with tenderness.
"Let's go downstairs, sweethearts; Mrs. Higgins has prepared some warm hot chocolate in the sunroom for you both," Nathan said softly.
Leo led his sister out of the tense room, casting one last cautious glance at Elena as the guards kept her firmly pinned in place.
Once the children were out of earshot, Nathan turned back to face Elena, his cold gray eyes piercing straight through her arrogant facade.
"You thought because I was busy building our corporate portfolio in Manhattan that you could terrorize my children behind my back?" Nathan asked.
"I was only trying to instill discipline! That girl has no respect for authority!" Elena yelled, refusing to admit her sadistic behavior.
"Discipline? Cutting a five-year-old child's hair out of pure jealousy is monstrous, and you know it," Nathan stated with absolute conviction.
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He pulled his smartphone from his light grey suit pocket, tapping the screen to confirm that the security archive was successfully backed up.
"Every single camera in this house recorded your little outburst; the prosecutors will have a field day with this high-definition evidence," he added.
