Chapter 2 - The Silence That Shook The Grand Cole Dining Room
The crisp clinking of crystal silverware instantly vanished, replaced by a heavy, suffocating stillness across the long mahogany table.
Every eye in the opulent dining room shifted nervously between the trembling three-year-old girl and the pale face of the billionaire.
Nathan Cole stared down at Sophia, his hand hovering mere inches above the rim of his crystal wineglass.
Vanessa Hale forced a high-pitched, brittle laugh that grated against the acoustic perfection of the vaulted ceiling.
“Oh, what an imaginative little game! Children pick up the strangest television signs these days, don't they?” Vanessa chirped.
Nathan did not join in the nervous laughter rippling through the wealthy relatives seated around the banquet table.
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His sharp blue eyes remained fixed on Sophia’s earnest, frightened face as she repeated the sign for BAD.
The weight of the silent accusation hung in the air like a storm cloud ready to break over the estate.
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