Chapter 8 - The Syndicate's Shadow
The judge immediately threw out the power of attorney petition and ordered the bailiffs to arrest Dr. Thorne.
She issued emergency warrants for the arrest of Daniel and Vanessa for perjury, fraud, and elder abuse.
But Daniel and Vanessa didn't wait around to be placed in handcuffs.
In the chaos of the doctor's confession, they had slipped out a side door and vanished from the courthouse.
Harold rushed me out of the building, surrounded by his heavily armed security team.
We returned to the safety of the penthouse, but my heart was pounding with absolute terror.
If Victor Vance was willing to forge medical documents and bribe doctors, he was capable of anything.
Daniel was a fool, but he was still my son, and he had dragged my innocent granddaughter into a deadly criminal web.
I paced the living room, staring out at the dark waters of the lake, praying that Lily was safe.
My cell phone suddenly rang, the shrill noise shattering the tense silence of the penthouse.
The caller ID displayed the home phone number of Daniel's house.
I answered the call with trembling hands, putting it on speaker so Harold could hear.
Lily’s small, terrified voice echoed through the phone, crying hysterically.
She whispered that scary men in black suits were breaking the windows downstairs.
She had hidden inside my old storage room, hiding under the bed just like I used to tell her to do during thunderstorms.
Daniel and Vanessa had abandoned her at the house while they went on the run.
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A loud, violent crash echoed through the phone line, followed by the sound of heavy boots on the stairs.
A deep, menacing voice growled through the phone, telling Lily to come out of hiding.
