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CHAPTER 27
He turned his head slowly toward his son, who was still sprawled on the floor rubbing his bruised chest. Blind uncontrollable rage exploded across Victor's face."You disgusting worthless fool!" Victor lunged at Derek, grabbing him by the collar and slamming his fist into his son's jaw. "You did this! Your filthy hands and your filthy mouth just sentenced our entire family to complete annihilation!""Father, stop!" Derek raised his arms weakly, trying to shield his face from the repeated blows."You laughed about that girl kneeling in the rain!" Victor's fist connected again, splitting Derek's lip open. "You threatened a man who could erase our entire bloodline with a single phone call! You are absolute dirt, and your stupidity just destroyed everything I built!"Derek curled into a tight ball on the marble floor, blood trickling from his nose and lip. The arrogant smirk from hours earlier had completely vanished, replaced by pure sobbing terror."Please stop, Father." Derek's voice c
CHAPTER 26
The Segreto Corporation headquarters stood completely dark against the night sky, every window black except for a single glowing office on the top floor. Victor Lawson stepped out of his car at exactly three in the morning, straightening his jacket with confident irritation. Derek trailed behind him, still wearing the smug satisfied smirk from his earlier encounter in the rain."This better be about the downtown construction contract." Victor muttered, striding through the empty marble lobby. "Nobody drags me out of bed at this hour for anything less important."The elevator carried them up in silence. Derek checked his reflection in the polished metal doors, adjusting his collar with lazy arrogance."That pathetic dirt boy actually thought he could threaten us tonight." Derek chuckled under his breath. "He should be thanking me for even considering his little beggar girlfriend."They stepped into Elena's office. She sat behind her massive glass desk, her face carved from stone. Witho
CHAPTER 25
Derek let out a nervous laugh, but something cold slithered through his stomach as he stared into those flat dead eyes. There was no anger there. No fear. Just quiet absolute certainty."You are a delusional little servant playing pretend." Derek forced his cruel smirk back onto his face, though his voice wavered slightly. "Enjoy your last few nights of freedom, dirt boy."He climbed back into his sports car and sped off through the flooded street, leaving a wave of dirty water in his wake.Darius lifted Carina into his arms and carried her to his car. He drove straight through the storm to the most exclusive private hospital in the city, his jaw tight the entire way as her body trembled violently against his chest.Doctors rushed her into a private room the moment they arrived. She was burning with a dangerous fever, and her knees needed immediate cleaning and stitches. Darius stood at her bedside until the doctors finished, watching her chest rise and fall with each shallow breath.
CHAPTER 24
Darius reached the massive iron gates of the Lawson estate with rain pouring off his soaked shoulders. His headlights caught a crumpled shape on the wet concrete ahead. His heart slammed hard against his ribs.Carina lay collapsed on the ground, her expensive dress ruined and clinging to her freezing skin. Her makeup had washed away completely, leaving only pale trembling lips and closed eyes. Her knees were raw and bleeding, scraped open from hours pressed against the rough concrete.Darius dropped to the ground beside her instantly. He gathered her limp shivering body into his arms."Carina." He shook her gently, his voice tight with barely controlled panic. "Open your eyes right now."Her eyelids fluttered weakly. A faint whimper escaped her blue trembling lips."You are an absolute fool for coming here alone." Darius stripped off his heavy coat and wrapped it tightly around her freezing frame. His hands moved fast despite the tremor running through them."I did not want to be a bu
CHAPTER 23
Two hours passed. The rain grew heavier and colder. Her knees began to bleed against the rough wet concrete. The massive iron gates remained completely shut. Not a single light turned on inside the enormous estate.Three hours. Her entire body shook violently from the freezing cold. Her teeth chattered so hard she could barely breathe. Her knees were raw and bleeding. The darkness around her was absolute and suffocating.Nobody came to speak with her. Nobody invited her inside. She knelt there alone in the freezing black rain like a forgotten ghost.Darius sat in his quiet apartment checking his phone for the fourth time. He had called Carina twice with no answer. He sent a text message that showed as delivered but unread. A small knot of concern tightened in his chest.His phone rang suddenly. The screen displayed Caroline's name. He answered with cold suspicion."Are you sitting comfortably in your pathetic little apartment tonight?" Caroline's voice dripped with pure vicious deligh
CHAPTER 22
Caroline sat on the edge of her silk bed at seven in the morning. Her phone screen was filled with dozens of emergency notifications. Her eyes were swollen and red from a sleepless night. She dialed Lorenzo's personal number for the twentieth time and heard the same cold government recording."Lorenzo, please pick up." Caroline whispered into the dead line, her voice cracking with genuine desperate fear. My entire beautiful empire is falling apart and nobody can save me right now.Her chief financial officer called again with more devastating news."We lost another twelve percent overnight." His voice was flat with exhaustion. "Three more suppliers officially cut ties this morning. The factory is completely shut down.""Find me a solution right now or you are fired!" Caroline threw her phone onto the bed and pressed both palms against her throbbing temples.She paced her enormous bedroom for twenty minutes. Her mind raced through every possible enemy who could be doing this to her. Th
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