Chapter 6 - The Pre-Nup Trap**
"Ethan Miller, open this door immediately!" a booming voice commanded from the rain-slicked porch.
Ethan opened the door just enough to see Sheriff Buckley standing beside Samantha's father, Senator Richard Reed.
Senator Reed adjusted his pristine beige trench coat, looking down at Ethan with cold, aristocratic disdain.
"You've caused quite a scene today, Ethan," Senator Reed remarked smoothly, stepping onto the threshold.
"Get off my property, Richard," Ethan demanded, refusing to unlatch the safety chain.
"This isn't your property anymore, son," Richard replied, pulling a legal document from his leather briefcase.
"Under section four of your pre-nuptial agreement, any allegation of domestic violence freezes the husband's land titles," Richard explained.
Ethan stared at his father-in-law, realizing the entire marriage had been a pre-meditated corporate trap from day one.
"Where is Samantha?" Ethan asked, his voice dripping with venom.
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"She's at our lawyer's office in downtown Columbus," Richard smiled thinly. "Filing for full emergency custody of little Maya."
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