Chapter 18 - Victoria Confronts Daniel Face To Face In Her Office
Monday morning, the grand executive office of Sterling Real Estate was quiet, smelling faintly of fresh coffee and polished mahogany.
Daniel Cole sat at the defense table in the federal holding bullpen, looking exhausted, broken, and defeated in his orange jumpsuit.
The heavy steel door of the visitation room clicked open, and footsteps echoed across the concrete floor.
Daniel looked up slowly, expecting to see his court-appointed public defender standing on the other side of the glass divider.
Instead, Victoria Sterling walked into the booth, dressed in an immaculate white suit, looking healthier and stronger than ever.
Daniel’s jaw dropped so low his teeth clicked together, his eyes bulging as if he were staring face-to-face with a literal phantom.
“V... Victoria?” Daniel choked out, clutching the metal table as his knees buckled beneath him.
“Hello, Daniel,” Victoria said calmly, sitting down in the chair on the opposite side of the reinforced glass divider.
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“You... you died in that helicopter crash! I went to your funeral! I buried you!” Daniel screamed hysterically.
“You buried someone else’s remains, Daniel, while you were too busy robbing my company and plotting my murder,” Victoria stated coldly.
