Chapter 2 - The Hostage
The wealthy guests screamed in sheer terror as Vanessa aimed the dark weapon directly at Adrian's chest.
Several people dove behind the expensive leather sofas while others scrambled desperately toward the locked front door.
Vanessa laughed a cold, hollow sound that echoed terribly across the silent living room.
She explicitly ordered everyone to stay exactly where they were unless they wanted to die tonight.
Adrian slowly raised his hands, his eyes locked fiercely on the woman he almost married.
He calmly demanded that she put the gun down and leave the innocent people out of her madness.
Vanessa ignored his warning and stepped aggressively toward the weeping child on the floor.
She violently grabbed Mia by her torn dress and pulled the terrified girl up against her body.
Vanessa pressed the cold barrel of the gun directly against Mia's trembling head.
Adrian felt the blood completely drain from his face as his daughter whimpered in fear.
He frantically begged Vanessa to take him instead and leave his little girl alone.
Vanessa smiled wickedly and declared that she never actually loved him or his pathetic child.
She revealed that she had only agreed to the marriage to steal his massive corporate empire.
Vanessa demanded that Adrian immediately open his banking application and transfer all his corporate shares into her offshore account.
Mia cried softly, begging her father not to listen to the wicked woman.
Adrian did not hesitate for a single second when his daughter's life was on the line.
He pulled his phone from his pocket and executed the massive financial transfer with shaking hands.
Vanessa looked at her own phone, confirming that she was now a billionaire in absolute control of his company.
She shoved Mia forcefully onto the floor and began walking triumphantly toward the exit.
Adrian rushed to his daughter's side, wrapping his strong arms protectively around her shaking body.
He promised Vanessa that he would hunt her down to the ends of the earth for this betrayal.
Vanessa just smirked and placed her hand on the brass doorknob of the main entrance.
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Before she could turn the handle, the heavy front door was violently kicked open from the outside.
A dozen heavily armed men in black tactical gear stormed into the living room with their assault rifles raised.
