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CHAPTER 57
Hayes took a deep breath, clearly weighing how much to reveal. "The person who filed the initial complaint against your son... they're not just some random victim. They have backing. Serious backing.""Everyone has backing," Gerald scoffed. "That's how the world works. I have backing. You have backing. What makes this person special?""We don't know who they are," Hayes admitted, his voice dropping to barely above a whisper. "That's what makes them special. The complaint came through channels so high up that we can't trace it. Federal prosecutors got involved immediately. Multiple agencies coordinated their investigations simultaneously. Mr. Westbrook, this level of mobilization doesn't happen for normal cases."Gerald leaned forward, his predator instincts sharpening. "You're saying someone powerful is specifically targeting my son. Someone with enough influence to coordinate federal agencies.""Yes," Hayes confirmed. "And according to the information we've managed to gather—which is
CHAPTER 58
Gerald swirled the amber liquid in his crystal glass, watching Victoria with the calculating gaze of a chess master studying his opponent's pieces. The silence stretched between them, heavy with unspoken expectations and barely concealed desperation."So," Gerald said finally, setting his glass down with a soft click against the mahogany bar. "Victoria Thompson. In my hotel suite. Looking like you've crawled through a war zone. This is quite the reversal of fortune, isn't it?"Victoria's hands clenched in her lap, her nails digging into her palms hard enough to leave marks. The humiliation of being here—in this position, looking like this, needing this man—burned through her like acid."Mr. Westbrook," she began, her voice steady despite everything. "I appreciate you agreeing to see me—""Appreciate?" Gerald's laugh was sharp and cruel. "Let's not pretend this is a social call, Victoria. You're here because you're desperate. Because you have nowhere else to turn. So let's dispense wit