Chapter 2 â The Man Who Walked Out of the Elevator
The sound of the elevator doors opening stopped everyone.
SlowlyâŠ
A man stepped out.
He was older.
Elegant.
Calm.
A dark suit.
Silver hair.
A presence that immediately changed the atmosphere.
The servants lowered their eyes.
Richardâs expression changed.
The anger disappeared.
The confidence vanished.
Because he knew exactly who had entered his home.
Adrian Vale.
The only person Richard Harrington feared.
Adrian looked around the destroyed hallway.
The broken furniture.
The frightened servants.
Evelyn on the floor.
Then his eyes stopped on Lily.
The little girl was still standing protectively in front of her mother.
Adrianâs expression softened.
âLilyâŠâ
The girl looked at him.
âUncle AdrianâŠâ
Her voice cracked.
âHe was hurting Mommy.â
Those words were enough.
Adrian slowly turned toward Richard.
âWhat did you do?â
Richard forced a smile.
âThis is a family matter.â
Adrian walked forward.
âNo.â
His voice was calm.
âThat stopped being a family matter the moment a child had to protect her mother from her own father.â
May you like
For the first time in yearsâŠ
Richard had no answer.
