Chapter 2 - Nathan Confronts Victoria About The Brutal Physical Assault
The flashing red and blue lights of the police cruisers cast jagged, violent shadows across the polished white marble floor of the Greenwich mansion.
Nathan remained on his knees, his hands hovering protectively over Lily as she shivered in her torn maid’s uniform.
He slowly raised his head, fixing a cold, terrifying gaze upon Victoria, who stood frozen near the grand staircase.
“You struck her with a metal cane... you beat the mother of my child?” Nathan’s voice dropped into a dangerous, icy whisper.
Victoria stepped backward, her emerald satin dress rustling sharply against the expensive Persian rug as panic flickered in her eyes.
“Jonathan, you don’t understand what is at stake here! That woman is a convicted criminal hiding under an alias!” Victoria shrieked.
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Nathan’s jaw tightened until the muscles in his face strained visibly under the harsh glare of the emergency lights.
“What am I supposed to understand, Mother? That you turned this house into a torture chamber for people you deem beneath us?” he shouted.
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