Chapter 6 - Slipping an emerald green silk dress off her shivering shoulders while whispered threats echo through the darkened hallways of the sprawling coastal mansion during storms.
Upstairs in the vaulted master suite, Evelyn stood before the glowing vanity mirror while household maids hovered anxiously around her.
She carefully unzipped the emerald green silk slip dress, letting the wet, ruined fabric pool at her bare feet.
A soft wool robe was draped over her shivering shoulders, but the chill inside her bones refused to dissipate.
Flashbacks of what happened in the secluded beach house earlier that evening flashed vividly through her racing mind.
Julian had cornered her by the ocean cliff, whispering dark threats about her father's fragile corporate empire.
He had demanded she sign over her voting trust shares or watch Arthur Sterling's multi-billion-dollar legacy crumble to dust.
When she refused, Julian had locked her out in the torrential rain, believing she would eventually surrender out of sheer exposure.
Instead, she had run through the mud and brambles until she reached the main road where her father's car found her.
A sharp knock at the heavy oak bedroom door interrupted her turbulent thoughts, making her jump in sudden alarm.
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"Miss Evelyn, your father requests your presence in the library once you've changed into dry clothes," the housekeeper announced softly.
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