Chapter 7 - The Traitor's Reckoning
The next morning, as the winter storm subsided and golden sunbeams reflected off the snow-covered grounds, a black sedan pulled up to an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of New York.
Inside the warehouse, Julian Vance sat tied to a wooden chair, sweating profusely despite the freezing cold air.
Julian had believed that Victor Rossi would eliminate Lorenzo, allowing him to step in as Clara’s legal guardian and seize her family's trust fund.
The heavy steel door swung open, and Lorenzo walked in, flanked by two bodyguards carrying a leather briefcase.
"Lorenzo! Please! It was a misunderstanding!" Julian whimpered, his voice cracking with desperation. "Victor forced me! He threatened my life!"
Lorenzo set the briefcase on a metal table and opened it, pulling out a stack of financial documents and property deeds.
"You tried to sell your own stepdaughter to a rival syndicate," Lorenzo said calmly, his dark eyes devoid of any emotion. "And you placed my three-year-old daughter in mortal danger."
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Lorenzo handed a pen to Julian. "Sign over every property right you stole from Clara's mother, and you will spend the rest of your life in an overseas prison. Refuse, and you deal with my private tribunal today."
👉 Read PART 8 to see Clara’s transformation from maid to the mistress of the mansion!
