Chapter 2 - The Thirty Seconds
The cinematic realism of the suffocating tension gripped the entire dining room. The wealthy patrons at the surrounding tables completely stopped eating, watching in stunned silence as a lowly waitress dared to approach the most dangerous mafia boss in the city.
Sophie didn't cower. She didn't retreat.
With absolute, breathtaking confidence, she aggressively sidestepped the massive security guard. She stepped directly into Dominic’s personal space, leaning intimately close to the towering billionaire. She could smell his expensive cologne mixed with the dark, dangerous aura of his authority.
"I can help him," Sophie stated. Her voice wasn't a weak whisper; it was steady, firm, and radiated an undeniable maternal warmth.
A tight close-up captured Dominic’s face. He didn't signal his guards to execute her. He glared down at the beautiful brunette in the black and white uniform. His dark eyes were incredibly cold, lethal, and calculating, but beneath the hardened surface of the mafia boss, there was the desperate, breaking heart of a father who just wanted his son to stop hurting.
"You have thirty seconds," Dominic whispered, his voice a deep, gravelly rumble that sent a shiver down her spine.
Sophie immediately stood tall. She confidently looked away from the terrifying billionaire and turned her gaze toward the restaurant’s trembling management staff, completely taking charge of the room.
"Turn off the music," Sophie commanded with absolute authority.
The ambient classical music instantly died, leaving only the frantic, heartbreaking screams of the infant. Sophie slowly reached down into the luxury stroller. She didn't pick Leo up. She simply rested her bare hand gently against the baby's small chest, right over his racing heart.
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The crying stopped instantly.
👉 Dominic stared at the waitress in absolute shock, completely unaware of the terrifying medical secret she had just discovered.
