Chapter 7 - The Mastermind
Damon stared at his former mother-in-law in absolute disbelief as the pieces finally clicked into place.
Victoria walked slowly past the armed mercenaries with the cold elegance of a venomous snake.
"You orchestrated all of this," Damon growled, his hands clenching into tight fists.
"Of course I did, darling," Victoria replied, inspecting her immaculate manicure.
"My daughter was weak, planning to leave our family empire and give all her voting shares to you."
Damon's blood ran entirely cold as the horrible truth washed over him.
"You caused the balcony to collapse," Damon realized, feeling physically sick to his stomach.
"I had Marcus arrange a small structural failure, yes," Victoria admitted without a single ounce of remorse.
"But I never knew about the secret embryo she purchased until Trent came to me asking for a payout."
Victoria pointed a sharp, manicured finger directly at Damon's face.
"That little girl carries my family's bloodline, and she is the legal heir to everything I built."
"She is my daughter, and you will never touch her," Damon swore violently.
Marcus forcefully shoved Damon to his knees, pressing the cold barrel of his gun against the back of his head.
"Sign the documents transferring full custody and all your corporate assets to me, and I might let the maid live," Victoria offered coldly.
Upstairs, the hidden elevator reached the helipad on the roof of the sprawling estate.
Naomi stepped out into the cold night air, frantically looking for the pilot.
The sleek black helicopter was sitting perfectly on the painted circle, but the cockpit was completely empty.
Naomi realized with absolute horror that Damon had sent them up here simply to hide, not to escape.
She looked down at Zuri, whose tiny face was stained with tears and soot.
"Mommy, the bad lady is going to hurt Daddy," Zuri whimpered softly.
Naomi felt a sudden surge of fierce, terrifying maternal rage override all of her fear.
She wasn't going to let another man she cared about be destroyed by wealthy monsters.
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Naomi found a heavy steel wrench inside the helicopter's maintenance box and gripped it tightly.
She pressed the elevator button to go back down into the lion's den.
