Chapter 2 - Victor Blackwood Confronts Ethan In The Foyer
The air inside the grand Miami foyer grew so thick and tense that breathing felt like inhaling shards of glass.
Victor Blackwood stood like an immovable monolith of righteous fury between his bruised daughter and the trembling coward who had struck her.
Ethan tried to step back, but his shoes scraped against the polished marble floor under the icy glare of the billionaire industrialist.
“You laid hands on my flesh and blood inside my own territory, Ethan,” Victor murmured, his voice dropping into a chilling, lethal register.
“You must have lost your absolute mind if you thought there would be any safe harbor left for you in this world.”
Sophia clutched her glowing smartphone tightly against her chest, her knuckles stark white as the cracked screen illuminated her tear-streaked face.
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“Dad, look at the second camera angle,” Sophia whispered, her voice trembling as she tapped the playback button once more.
“Victoria didn't just walk past my room tonight—she was the one who unlocked the security panel to disable the hallway cameras.”
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