Chapter 5 - THE MIDNIGHT CONNECTION
The room fell into an absolute, breathless silence as Clara brought the smartphone up to her ear.
The faint, rhythmic ringing tone hummed quietly through the speaker as the call connected across the secure network.
In the background near the doorway, Elena covered her mouth in absolute horror, sensing an irreversible disaster.
Mark crossed his arms tighter, still arrogant enough to believe he held all the cards in this confrontation.
"Prepare the divorce papers," Clara stated calmly into the phone, her voice completely devoid of emotion.
The caller on the other end responded instantly with crisp, professional authority from a high-rise office in Manhattan.
"Understood, Ms. Vance. All emergency asset freeze protocols and prenuptial clauses are executing right now," the voice confirmed.
Clara tapped the screen to end the call, sliding the phone back onto the tray table with a soft plastic click.
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A dramatic, heavy silence descended over the hospital room, replacing the ambient sounds of the medical ward entirely.
Mark blinked, a sudden unease flickering behind his angry eyes as he processed her surname being used so formally.
