Chapter 3 - The Confrontation in Marble
Eight-year-old Lily backed away slowly, her small hands clutching the straps of her mint green backpack as the security guards shifted nervously.
"My mommy told me never to ask for money, mister," Lily murmured in her soft, innocent voice, tears glistening on her pale cheeks.
"I only came inside this big building because I found your black wallet on the sidewalk near the subway entrance."
Edward looked up at his head of security, a towering man named Arthur who had served the Vance family for over twenty-five years.
"Arthur, bring my private vehicle around to the front entrance immediately," Edward commanded, standing up with imposing authority.
Victoria stepped directly in front of the glass double doors, her gold pearl earrings shaking as her composure crumbled into desperate anger.
"You cannot be serious, Edward!" Victoria shouted, her eyes darting frantically toward the lobby cameras. "We have the Wall Street merger signing in twenty minutes!"
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Edward looked at his daughter-in-law with an icy glare that could freeze the Atlantic Ocean solid.
"The merger is canceled, Victoria," Edward declared coldly. "My granddaughter is standing right in front of me."
