Chapter 4 - THE IGNORANT TRIUMPH
Julian and Vanessa remained completely oblivious to the conversation happening on the encrypted mobile line.
They stood shoulder-to-shoulder on the dry marble veranda, looking down at Chloe like she was a stray insect.
Vanessa tossed her long dark hair over her shoulder, letting out a soft, condescending sigh of pure satisfaction.
"Finally, she’s getting the hint," Vanessa purred, leaning her head affectionately against Julian’s broad shoulder.
"People from her background always overestimate their value in high society," Julian agreed with a dry, humorless laugh.
They believed they had permanently secured the Vance family fortune and pushed Chloe out into the cold forever.
They had no idea that the empire they thought they inherited was actually built on foundations owned entirely by Arthur Vance.
The rain continued to lash against the manicured hedges, drowning out the distant purr of an approaching heavy engine.
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Chloe kept her head bowed slightly, letting her wet blonde hair shadow the chilling transformation happening underneath.
The heartbreak that had paralyzed her moments ago was rapidly solidifying into a weapon of absolute destruction.
