Chapter 2

"How dare you touch my daughter and my grandchild," Senator Vance said, his voice dropping into a low, terrifying growl.
Four heavily armed federal security officers stepped out of two trailing black SUVs, securing the perimeter with lethal efficiency.
"Senator Vance, please! This is a complete misunderstanding!" Evelyn shrieked, her arrogant composure crumbling into pathetic desperation.
"We didn't know she was related to you; we thought she was just an orphan with no family!" she added frantically.
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Senator Vance turned slowly, his icy grey eyes piercing right through Evelyn's navy blue evening gown.
"You threw a mother and her newborn onto stone steps in freezing weather," he declared coldly. "You will answer for every single second of her suffering."