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CHAPTER 52
"Things might be unfortunate now," Victoria acknowledged, her tone shifting to something more calculated, more cunning. "But nothing stays the same forever. Situations change. Power shifts. What seems impossible today becomes achievable tomorrow."Jason stared at her, confusion evident in his tear-swollen eyes. "What are you talking about?""I'm talking about recovery," Victoria said, her voice taking on an almost hypnotic quality. "Not just physical recovery—though that will come. I'm talking about recovering everything we lost. Reclaiming what was stolen from us. Taking back what's rightfully ours.""That's insane," Jason whispered, but there was a flicker of something in his eyes. Interest, perhaps. Or maybe just the desperate need to believe in something, anything.Victoria saw that flicker and seized on it like a lifeline. "Is it insane? Alexander Kane did exactly that, didn't he? He went from prisoner to power in just five years. If he can do it, why can't we?""Because he's—he'
CHAPTER 51
Victoria's arms locked around Jason's waist with desperate strength, her fingers digging into his hospital gown as she held him back from the window. Despite her haggard state, despite her exhaustion and trauma, maternal instinct gave her a grip like iron."LET GO!" Jason thrashed wildly in her grasp, his one functional arm clawing at her hands. "Let go of me! I don't want to live! I CAN'T live like this!""No!" Victoria sobbed, her voice muffled against Jason's back as she clung to him. "No, I won't let you! I won't!"Jason's nails raked across Victoria's forearms, leaving angry red scratches that immediately began to bleed. She gasped in pain but didn't loosen her grip even slightly."Please!" Jason's voice cracked with desperation. "Please just let me end this! It's better this way! For everyone!""It's NOT better!" Victoria screamed back, her own voice raw with emotion. "Nothing about this is better!"Jason managed to twist partially around, using his working arm to try to pry Vic
CHAPTER 50
Victoria stumbled backward from Jason's bedside, her bitten hand still bleeding, tears streaming down her face. The security guards had paused at the door, waiting to see if she would leave voluntarily or need to be forcibly removed."Jason, please," Victoria's voice cracked completely, all pretense of dignity abandoned. "Please just listen to me. Just for a moment. Let me explain—""Explain WHAT?" Jason's face was twisted with rage and pain. "Explain how you and Father destroyed an innocent man for money? Explain how you turned me into an accomplice to MURDER?""It wasn't supposed to be like this!" Victoria sobbed, her carefully constructed facade shattering completely. "We were just trying to secure the family's future! We didn't know—we couldn't have known—""You didn't CARE!" Jason shouted back. "You didn't care about right or wrong! You just wanted Alexander Kane's inheritance and you were willing to do ANYTHING to get it!"Victoria's legs gave out and she collapsed to her knees
CHAPTER 49
Meanwhile, in St. Catherine's Medical Center's intensive care unit, machines beeped steadily as they monitored Jason Thompson's vital signs. The young man had been unconscious for days, his body slowly healing from the systematic destruction Marcus Bennett had inflicted.Now, his eyes flickered open for the first time since the nightmare at the Grand Marquis Hotel.The attending physician noticed immediately, rushing to Jason's bedside. "Mr. Thompson? Can you hear me?"Jason's eyes focused slowly, taking in the hospital room, the medical equipment, the cast covering his broken limbs. Confusion clouded his expression, followed quickly by dawning horror as memory returned.Alexander Kane. The banquet. Marcus Bennett's hands breaking his bones one by one."Where..." Jason's voice came out as a rasp, his throat raw from days of intubation. "Where are my parents?""Mr. Thompson, please try to stay calm," the doctor said, pressing a call button to summon nurses. "You've been through signifi
CHAPTER 48
Alexander's phone buzzed with an incoming message from Liam. He glanced at the screen, reading the brief update:"Charles Westbrook arrested. Federal charges filed. Currently being processed at central booking."Alexander's expression didn't change, but his eyes turned colder. He set the phone down on the Land Rover's dashboard, staring out at the hospital entrance without really seeing it.Charles Westbrook arrested. Good. But not nearly enough.The man had threatened Emma's life. Had tried to use a dying child as leverage to force Sophia into becoming his property. Had orchestrated the suffering of an innocent four-year-old for his own twisted desires.Arrest was too light. Prison was too comfortable. Charles Westbrook deserved something far worse than the inconvenience of handcuffs and a holding cell.Alexander picked up his phone and dialed Liam again."Sir," Liam answered immediately."The Westbrook subsidiaries," Alexander said, his voice calm but carrying an undertone of steel.
CHAPTER 47
Charles wasn't listening. His mind raced through the implications. The charges Timothy had listed weren't just financial crimes. They carried prison sentences. Real prison time, not the white-collar country club minimum security facilities that rich men sometimes got sent to as a slap on the wrist.And more than that—Charles knew exactly which of those charges were legitimate. The fraud allegations? True. The insider trading? Absolutely true. The environmental violations? He'd personally authorized cutting corners to save money, knowing full well it broke regulations.If those charges stuck, if prosecutors had actual evidence, Charles was looking at decades behind bars.His hand fumbled for his phone, fingers shaking as he scrolled through contacts. His father. Gerald Westbrook would know what to do. Gerald always knew what to do.The call connected on the second ring."Charles." Gerald's voice was tight, controlled. "I've heard.""Dad, this is—they're coming for me!" Charles's carefu
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