Chapter 5 - The Lockdown
"Dante, you can't possibly believe a child and a maid over your future wife!" Victoria pleaded, her voice cracking with pure terror.
"Lock the doors," Dante ordered smoothly.
Instantly, six massive security guards moved to the heavy oak exits of the grand ballroom, pulling them shut with a resounding thud. The entire room of elite guests gasped, realizing nobody was leaving until the billionaire had his answers.
"What papers is she talking about, Victoria?" Dante asked, walking slowly toward her.
Victoria bumped into a cocktail table, her hands clutching her expensive designer clutch purse tightly against her chest. "She’s making it up! It’s childhood trauma! She needs a psychiatrist, Dante!"
Dante didn't ask a second time. He moved with blinding, terrifying speed. He grabbed the designer purse right out of Victoria’s hands before she could even react.
"Give that back! You have no right!" Victoria screamed, lunging for the bag.
Dante casually shoved her backward with one hand, unzipping the purse. He bypassed her makeup and her credit cards, reaching into a hidden back compartment. He pulled out a thick, legally sealed envelope.
The crest on the envelope wasn't for a wedding planner. It was the crest of a highly controversial, offshore disciplinary boarding facility known for taking in "troubled" children and keeping them locked away for years.
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Attached to the back of the brochure was a legal adoption decree, completely filled out, just waiting for Dante’s forged signature.
👉 What was Victoria's ultimate, sickening motive for wanting the child gone?
