Frank exploded into a coarse, derisive laugh that tore through the charged air like a knife, the sound raw and unbelieving.“So you betrayed me because of Andrew?” he spat, words slick with fury. “You just lost a whole fifty million dollars that was supposed to be your bargain.”Mrs. Edward’s face twisted, shock folding instantly into a rage that had lived under her skin for months.“Frank, you are heartless,” she hissed, voice cracking with a grief that had nothing to do with money. “How could you? How could you plan to kill my only daughter for just fifty million?”The masked man slid the apple tablet back into his coat with the slow care of someone closing a verdict.“You want to know why he did it,” he said quietly, each syllable setting the forest on edge, “because he wanted to save Carina from you. So you would not drag her down for failing to refund the fifty million debt. Your stupid past and forgotten love history blinded you. You nearly paid for it with your daughter’s life