rridor like a caged animal,

oom. His mind was consumed with one thought: find Chloe a

his path, informing him that visiting hours w

d only turn away in fury, convinced Chloe was just

e what he thought was a clever move: he

he channel of communication, he could bur

olved the group, his mother Carol's call came through, her

tal back to the family estate, the Bluetooth earpiece turned to

y chat? What are you trying to hide? Do

nto the private road leading to the esta

ooling around while your son was in the emergency room!

of his nose in exhaustion. "Chloe is just throwing a tantrum. She

e so sure. She's giving up all the assets for the child. That's the mo

warning you, Kurtis, if you don't handle this properly, if this affects the deal

urtis's entire body go tense. That wa

pulent mansion, a suffocating pr

different apps, even attempting to send a message via a bank transfer

shed open the heavy oak door

him, polishing an old hunting rifle. "W

wn Kurtis's forehead. "I...

t methods you use. Coax her, threaten her, whatever it takes. Make her shut up and cancel the di

led with contempt, "get rid of her. I don't want

love he had paraded so proudly was wor

resentment towards Chloe. It was all her fault. If sh

ted his personal assistant. "Fi

anger churning in his gut. His grandfather's order was clear: h

willing to negotiate. The asset division is on the t

His eyes turned vicious. Once this crisis was over, h