Chapter 6 - The Mother's Betrayal
Vincent stared at his dead wife's elegant signature on the tactical blueprint in absolute horror.
His hands shook violently as the undeniable truth shattered the foundation of his entire existence.
His beloved wife had not been a tragic, innocent victim of a ruthless syndicate war.
She had actively collaborated with the Falcone cartel to assassinate her own husband for control of the empire.
Clara gently placed a hand on his shoulder, urging him to focus on the immediate danger surrounding them.
She warned him that shock would get them all killed if he did not snap out of it right now.
Vincent forced himself to breathe, shoving the devastating blueprint deep into his suit pocket.
He realized the car bomb fourteen months ago was never meant for his armored SUV.
It was placed there by his wife to eliminate him, but she had accidentally triggered it while Matteo was nearby.
A soft, trembling voice suddenly broke the heavy silence of the dark bedroom.
Matteo spoke out loud for the first time in an entire year, his voice raspy and incredibly weak.
The paralyzed boy whispered that he already knew his mother was a bad person.
Vincent dropped to his knees beside the wheelchair, tears of pure agony stinging his eyes.
Matteo confessed that he had secretly heard his mother talking on a burner phone on the morning of the explosion.
He had tried to run out to the car to warn Vincent, but he was caught in the horrific blast instead.
The boy had remained entirely mute because he was terrified that the cartel would come back to silence him forever.
Vincent pulled his brave, broken son into a fierce, desperate embrace, silently vowing to destroy every single person involved.
He looked up at Clara with a renewed, cold-blooded murderous intent burning in his eyes.
He told her they were going to use the secret servant passages to bypass the mercenaries and reach the underground garage.
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Clara nodded grimly, gripping her blood-stained combat knife tightly in her hand.
They carefully pushed the heavy wheelchair into the hidden corridor just as a massive explosion blew the main bedroom door completely off its hinges.
