"What the fuck did you do?"The voice thundered across a room in a mansion. There was silence after."You think I did this? I didn't! It was him!" another voice shouted.A loud noise came, like things were shattering on the floor. "I'll never let this slide! I can't lose a daughter because of your stupid games!" Victor finally voiced his mind.He was shaking terribly, his eyes red and swollen like he'd been crying.Another person sat opposite where he paced. "We'll take good care of her," Philip said.Victor moved closer to him like he was going to strangle him. "After I told you I'd handle this? You think I'll let you near her again after what you've done? Alex doesn't deserve any of this from all of you."Philip's face hardened. "You're saying this because your daughter got affected."Victor moved forward, shoulders rigid and hard. "I'm saying this because all of this is not worth it. Cut me some slack. Don't involve me in your future dealings."He stormed out of the room.Philip's

Thomas was out of Victor's house in a jiffy. He didn't wait for any further explanation.He went into his car and drove out immediately.Victor had pushed him to the wall. No doubt.How could he?Why would he stand against Alex?His mind was foggy. He decided to park the car and clear his head.Then his thoughts went to his phone. Why was Xavier calling so insistently? He switched it back on.The little peace he'd accomplished by parking his car to rest shattered immediately when he saw the text from Xavier.*"Logan is pulling the strings hard. This isn't some sort of game anymore. There are people backing him up."*He swallowed hard.*There are people backing him up.*His mind connected to someone instantly.He brushed it off almost immediately.*No! Victor might be unfilial, but it must be because Jessica is involved. He wouldn't stoop so low to...*"Stop it, Thomas. Just stop it." He scolded himself.He placed his head against the steering wheel and took a deep breath.If this was