Chapter 5 - The Hotel Manager's Betrayal
"Touch her again, Victoria, and you will answer to me," Julian warned, his voice dropped to a dangerous register that made even the security guards back away.
Victoria pulled her hand back, her lip quivering with rage and fear. "Julian! You're taking the word of a common servant over your own wife?!"
Before Julian could answer, the hotel general manager, Mr. Higgins, scurried into the room, bowing nervously to Julian.
"Mr. Vance! I am so deeply sorry for this outrageous incident!" Higgins stammered, pulling out a handkerchief to wipe his sweaty brow. "I have already drawn up Emma's termination papers. She will be escorted off the premises by police immediately for gross negligence and damaging hotel property!"
"Wait," Julian commanded sternly. "Who authorized her firing before I reviewed the security footage?"
Higgins froze, shooting a panicked glance at Victoria. "Well... Mrs. Vance requested it, sir! As a VIP member, her word—"
"My word is the only one that matters in this establishment," Julian cut in, pulling his smartphone from his suit jacket. "The Grand Regency is a subsidiary of Vance Enterprises. Higgins, pull up the camera feed for Private Dining Suite B on my phone right now."
Victoria's eyes darted frantically around the room. "Julian, please! Why waste time on a servant when our son needs to see a doctor?!"
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"My son is completely unharmed because Emma threw herself in front of falling glass," Julian replied coldly, tapping his screen. "Now let's see what really happened."
👉 What shocking detail did the high-definition security camera catch right before the cabinet fell?
