Chapter 6
Carter let out a low, dark laugh that made the hairs on the back of Evelyn’s neck stand up.
"You think a piece of legal paper will save you from what I am going to do to you?" Carter whispered.
He pulled his phone from his jacket, displaying a live feed of the main drive outside the estate gates.
Four dark suburban SUVs were parked outside, blocking every exit with armed security contractors in tactical gear.
"Your accomplice Harrison Cole tampered with my prenuptial files through my former family attorney," Carter said coldly.
"He forgot that I built my empire by destroying people far more dangerous than him."
Evelyn’s eyes widened in sudden terror as she realized her escape route was entirely cut off.
"You can't keep me prisoner here!" Evelyn shrieked, reaching for her cell phone on the nightstand.
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Carter stepped forward, grabbing the phone from her hand and crushing the glass screen between his fingers with terrifying force.
"You touched my daughter, Evelyn," Carter said, his voice dropping into an ominous whisper. "Your legal rights ended the moment she shed a single tear."
