Chapter 3 - The Stolen Life
Ethan ducked instinctively as the massive man lunged forward with the heavy weapon.
He threw the thick medical folder directly into the man's face, scattering the surveillance photos everywhere.
Using the momentary distraction, Ethan tackled the attacker around the waist and drove him into the heavy oak desk.
The suppressed handgun skittered across the polished floor and disappeared under a leather couch.
Ethan did not wait for the hitman to recover his breath.
He scrambled out of the dark office and sprinted desperately down the long, empty hospital corridor.
He burst out of the emergency exit doors and ran through the pouring rain to his parked car.
He needed to get to Sarah immediately before Vanessa's twisted plan escalated any further.
He drove recklessly across the city, finally arriving at the massive iron gates of Nathan and Sarah's private estate.
He bypassed the main intercom and used his emergency family passcode to open the side entrance.
He ran up the grand staircase and burst into the master bedroom without knocking.
Sarah was sitting quietly on the edge of the bed, crying softly as she signed a thick stack of divorce papers.
Ethan rushed to her side and begged her to put the pen down, explaining the horrifying contents of the medical file.
He told her about the silicone belly, the fake blood, and the terrifying photos of her sleeping.
Sarah wiped her tears away, a sudden look of pure, icy realization washing over her beautiful face.
She walked over to her massive walk-in closet and pulled out a heavy steel lockbox.
She punched in a code, revealing that millions of dollars in emergency cash and family heirlooms were completely missing.
Sarah whispered that only two people in the world had the security codes to open that specific safe.
One of them was Nathan, and the other was his highly trusted corporate lawyer, David.
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Suddenly, the heavy bedroom doors slammed shut and the electronic deadbolt clicked loudly.
A thick, sweet-smelling white gas began pouring steadily through the air conditioning vents above their heads.
