Chapter 9 - The Broadcast
The entire live television studio went completely dead silent as Claire stood fiercely in the doorway.
She was covered in mud, entirely barefoot, and wearing only a ruined silk slip, looking exactly like a madwoman.
The news anchors gasped in shock, and the camera operators aggressively swiveled their massive lenses directly toward her.
Evan jumped up from the couch, acting incredibly relieved while desperately trying to hide his absolute panic.
"Claire, my darling, please just give me the child and we can get you the psychiatric help you need," Evan pleaded smoothly.
He slowly walked toward her, signaling subtly to his disguised security men hiding in the studio shadows.
Claire did not back down; she confidently marched directly into the center of the brightly lit stage.
"You are a pathological liar and an absolute monster," Claire declared, her voice perfectly captured by the overhead microphones.
She aggressively shoved Peter's unlocked phone directly into the hands of the deeply confused news anchor.
"Read the text messages out loud, play the audio files for the entire world to hear right now!" Claire commanded fiercely.
The anchor hesitantly looked at the glowing screen, his eyes widening in pure horror as he read the highly illegal conspiracy.
Evan realized his carefully constructed, incredibly expensive facade was entirely crumbling on national television.
He completely dropped the fake, loving husband act and his face twisted into a mask of pure, undeniable rage.
Evan lunged forward with terrifying speed, completely bypassing Claire and grabbing Sophie by her small arm.
He aggressively pulled a small, incredibly sharp silver knife from his tailored suit jacket and held it to the child's neck.
May you like
The studio audience screamed in absolute terror, and the live broadcast cameras continued to roll without stopping.
"Nobody takes another step, or I will end this right now!" Evan roared, completely unhinged and cornered.
