Chapter 8 - Celestine Breaks Down Under The Heavy Family Pressure
Back near the cliff's edge, Celestine collapsed onto her knees, sobbing uncontrollably as the security guard held her arms. Elodie stood beside her, confused and terrified by the shouting adults surrounding them.
"I won't let you hurt her, Viktor! I raised her!" Celestine screamed hysterically toward the elderly patriarch. Viktor sighed heavily, walking slowly toward the sobbing woman with calculated indifference.
"You were paid to play a role, Celestine, nothing more and nothing less," Viktor reminded her sharply. "You knew the terms of the proxy mother agreement when you signed it in Geneva."
"I didn't know you were going to bleed her dry for a corporate trust fund!" Celestine sobbed, pulling Elodie closer. Maren used the guards' momentary distraction to violently drive her elbow into her captor's ribs.
The guard grunted in pain, loosening his grip just enough for Maren to break free and scramble forward. "Elodie!" Maren cried out, running across the uneven terrain toward her terrified little daughter.
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Before Maren could reach them, Viktor raised his heavy silver-handled cane and swept it horizontally across her shins. Maren cried out as she crashed hard onto the rocky dirt path, skinning her knees and palms.
"Hold her down!" Viktor commanded the remaining guard, who instantly jumped on top of Maren's back. Maren pressed her face into the dirt, watching helplessly as Celestine and Elodie were pulled away.
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