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Chapter 43: NIGHTMARE
Jason stood rigid for a moment, his jaw tight and his fists clenched so hard his knuckles turned white. Then he turned slowly to Melissa, and the look in his eyes made her chest tighten with dread.“This is your fault,” he said quietly, his voice low and steady, but edged with something far more dangerous. “Every complication. Every delay. Every moment of pain Claire experiences. All of it traces back to you and your father’s greed.”Melissa lowered her gaze, her fingers curling into the fabric of her dress. “I know,” she whispered, her voice thin and unsteady.Jason let out a short, humorless breath. “Knowing doesn’t fix it,” he said coldly, already moving toward the door Claire had disappeared through. He paused just long enough to glance back at her, his expression hard. “Stay out of her way. Don’t speak to her unless it’s absolutely necessary. Don’t even look at her if you can avoid it,” he continued, his tone sharpening with quiet menace. “Because if you cause her one more second
Chapter 52: A Shaking Relationship
Melissa jerked awake at the sharp murmur of unfamiliar voices slicing through the hallway, her breath catching as the tone registered: firm, controlled, official, nothing like the soft routines of household staff.She pushed herself upright, her pulse quickening, and shot a glance at the clock. *Six thirty.* Too early, she thought grimly, her stomach tightening, for anything that wasn’t trouble.A hard knock struck the door.“Mrs. Luther,” a woman called from the other side, her voice crisp and authoritative, “this is Special Agent Rebecca Chen with the FBI. I need to speak with you, please open the door.”Melissa froze for half a second, then scrambled out of bed, snatching her robe with unsteady hands. “Just a moment!” she called back, her voice strained as she hurried to steady herself.She dragged her fingers through her tangled hair, splashed cold water across her face, and stared at her reflection for a brief, hopeless second. Pale. Hollow-eyed. Fractured. There was no fixing th
Chapter 51: The Collapse Of An Empire
Jason paused outside Claire’s door, steadying himself before he knocked lightly. “It’s me. Can I come in?” he asked, keeping his voice gentle, almost cautious.“...Yes,” Claire replied from inside, her voice soft and distant, as if it had to travel through layers of exhaustion to reach him.He pushed the door open slowly and stepped in. Claire sat on the edge of the bed, wrapped tightly in a plush bathrobe, her damp hair clinging to her face and neck. Her eyes were swollen, her lashes still wet with tears.But she was here. Breathing. Alive.Jason crossed the room without hesitation and dropped to his knees in front of her, taking her cold hands in his. “How are you feeling?” he asked quietly, his brows drawn with concern.Claire let out a shaky breath. “I don’t know,” she admitted, her voice fragile and uneven. “It doesn’t feel real. I keep thinking I
Chapter 50: A Brutal Choice
Melissa heard the footsteps long before the voices reached her. Heavy boots. More than one person. The sound rolled down the hallway like a warning she could not escape.Then Claire’s voice broke through, thin and shaking. “I just want to take a shower,” she pleaded softly, her voice trembling with exhaustion. “Please, I just want to feel clean again.”“Of course,” Jason replied gently, his tone so calm it felt unfamiliar, almost wrong. “Margaret will draw you a bath. Take all the time you need. I’ll be right outside if you need anything.”Melissa stood frozen in the center of her bedroom, her heart pounding so hard it hurt. They were close. Just a few doors away. Claire was here. Alive. Safe.Which meant nothing would stay the same.The footsteps stopped. A door opened. Closed. Voices dropped into murmurs too low to understand, then faded into silence that stretched and tightened around her.Melissa began counting her heartbeats, desperate for something to hold onto. She reached thre
Chapter 49: The Beginning Of The End
Marcus Rotterdam sat alone in his study, a glass of twenty-year-old scotch resting in his hand as he stared into the amber liquid. He swirled it slowly, trying to calm the tight pressure building in his chest since the night before.The plan had worked.It had worked too well.Melissa was now married to Jason Luther. The first five hundred million had already been transferred. Every step had unfolded exactly as he had designed it, clean and precise.And yet, the unease would not leave him.He shifted in his chair, his fingers tightening slightly around the glass. “Everything is under control,” he muttered under his breath, his voice low but strained, as if saying it enough times might make it true.His phone rang.Not his regular phone.The burner.Marcus straightened immediately, his expression sharpening as he answered. “Yes,” he said, his tone firm but edged with tension.“Sir, it’s Mitchell,” the voice came through, tight and alert. “We might have a problem,” he added, his unease
Chapter 48: The Rescue
Melissa jerked awake at the sharp click of her bedroom door unlocking, the sound slicing through her sleep like a blade. Her heart lurched as she pushed herself upright, clutching the sheets to her chest, her breath already uneven from dreams that faded too quickly to name.The door opened, and Margaret stepped in with a tray balanced neatly in her hands, her posture straight and her expression blank in a way that felt almost rehearsed.“Good morning, Mrs. Luther,” Margaret said smoothly, her tone polite but distant as she crossed the room. “Mr. Luther has requested your presence for breakfast in thirty minutes,” she continued, setting the tray down with careful precision. “Your coffee is here, and your clothing options have been arranged in the closet.”Melissa stared at her, still trying to steady her breathing. “How did you get my—” she began, her voice rough with confusion.“Mr. Luther had your measurements sent out last night,” Margaret replied calmly, already turning toward the
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