Chapter 3 - The Doctor's Panic
Dr. Crane stammered, cold sweat breaking out across his forehead as he wiped his mouth with a trembling hand. The two armed guards stationed by the door looked at each other, subtly shifting their grip on their holstered weapons.
"Lorenzo, I swear... I was just following her orders!" Dr. Crane squeaked, his voice cracking under the terrifying weight of Lorenzo's gaze.
Victoria, standing by the window in her gold dress, flinched violently. Her eyes widened in instant panic, her hands dropping to her sides as she took a sharp step back against the glass pane.
Lorenzo slowly turned his head away from the doctor, his eyes fixing on the woman he had trusted with his empire, his home, and his motherless child for over two years.
"Her orders...?" Lorenzo asked in a dark, deadly whisper.
"He's lying!" Victoria shouted, her voice shrill as she pointed a manicured finger at the trembling physician. "Lorenzo, this old man is losing his mind! I hired him from the best medical clinic in the state! Why would I ever harm baby Nico? I'm going to be his stepmother!"
Maya stepped closer to the leather chair, setting the baby bottle down onto a silver tray beside Lorenzo’s elbow. She met Lorenzo's intense stare without a single tremor in her frame.
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"The doctor didn't put the poison in..." Maya revealed in a mysterious, chilling whisper. "She did."
👉 Keep reading to find out why Victoria wanted the infant heir eliminated.
