Chapter 15 - The Whisper at the Door
Emma closed the folder slowly, her mind racing through every memory, every friend, and every relative who had stepped foot inside her home over the last two years. The victory over Vance Financial suddenly felt meaningless in the face of this terrifying revelation.
"Who was it, Damon?" Emma demanded, her brown eyes flashing with absolute desperation.
Damon smirked, leaning back against his chair as he crossed his arms. "I'll give you the name, Emma. But it's going to cost you every single share of this company you just took from me."
Before Emma could respond, her cell phone vibrated violently in her pocket. She pulled it out and looked at the screen. It was a security alert from her smart-home app, showing a live video feed of her front lawn back at the house.
On the screen, a dark black SUV was parked beside the curb where Lily had dropped her red ball just twenty-four hours earlier. A tall figure in a tailored coat stepped out of the vehicle and walked up her front porch steps, carrying a large gift box wrapped in silver paper.
The camera zoomed in on the figure's face as they turned toward the door—it was her husband's younger brother, Julian, who was supposed to be on a business trip in Europe.
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Emma stared at the screen in pure horror as a text message popped up on her phone from an unknown number:
He's back to finish what he started five years ago.
