Chapter 5: The Final Escape
The men in suits began to move through the crowd, their eyes locked on the table. Arthur didn't wait. He shouted a command to his security detail, and suddenly, the restaurant erupted into chaos.
Tables were overturned, panic ensued, and under the cover of the screaming crowd, Arthur shoved Maria toward the back exit. He watched her go, a grim smile on his face. She was running, she was alive, and she was free.
As the first of the men reached him, Arthur grabbed a wine bottle, his expression defiant. He had spent thirty years building an empire, but in that moment, he knew the best thing he had ever done was save the woman who had saved him.
The truth was only just beginning, and for the first time in his life, Arthur wasn't afraid of the end. He had paid his debt. And as the sirens wailed in the distance, he knew Maria was safe.
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He had won.
Would you like to continue the story, perhaps revealing how Arthur manages to survive, or should we shift to Maria’s perspective in her new life?
