Chapter 13 - Grant's Dark Confession
That evening, as Mara walked out of her lawyer's office to her car, a sleek black Maybach pulled up beside the curb.
The tinted rear window rolled down smoothly, revealing Grant Ashford sitting inside the luxurious leather interior.
"Get in, Mara," Grant said coldly, his voice echoing in the quiet downtown street. "We need to talk alone."
Mara crossed her arms, standing her ground on the concrete sidewalk. "I have nothing to say to you, Grant."
"You have my brother's child," Grant snapped, his billionaire composure finally cracking under pressure.
"Do you honestly think a hospice nurse from Austin can protect a little girl against the full weight of the Ashford legal team?"
"Leo hated you," Mara shot back, her eyes blazing with righteous fury. "He ran away from a monster!"
Grant let out a dark, bitter laugh, opening the car door and stepping out onto the pavement.
"Leo was weak," Grant hissed, stepping closer to Mara. "He couldn't handle the pressure of running a global enterprise."
May you like
"So I helped him disappear."
"And if you don't hand over that flash drive by tomorrow morning, I'll make sure you lose custody of June permanently."
