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CHAPTER TWENTY - SEVEN
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2026-04-03 09:27:55The air inside the maximum-security visiting hall smelled like industrial floor wax and stale despair. It was a sharp, depressing contrast to the high-end air purifiers and Jo Malone candles that usually scented the Greg mansion. Kassy adjusted the strap of her designer bag, feeling the weight of the phone in her pocket. Beside her, Elena walked with a rigid grace, her face a mask of cold composure. This was the first time they had seen Greg since the FBI had hauled h
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Father's Secret, Daughter's Ruin CHAPTER TWENTY - SEVEN
The air inside the maximum-security visiting hall smelled like industrial floor wax and stale despair. It was a sharp, depressing contrast to the high-end air purifiers and Jo Malone candles that usually scented the Greg mansion. Kassy adjusted the strap of her designer bag, feeling the weight of the phone in her pocket. Beside her, Elena walked with a rigid grace, her face a mask of cold composure. This was the first time they had seen Greg since the FBI had hauled him away in front of 4.9 million live viewers."You don't have to do this, Mom," Kassy whispered as they approached the bulletproof glass partition. "We can just turn around. We’ve already won."Elena didn't blink. "I need to see the ghost, Kassy. I need to see him in the light so I can stop dreaming about him in the dark."Then, the heavy steel door on the other side opened.
Father's Secret, Daughter's Ruin CHAPTER TWENTY - SIX
The morning air in Marie’s small apartment felt unusually heavy, like the atmosphere right before a tropical storm breaks. She was standing in her tiny kitchen, packing a lunch box for her daughter, Lyra. It was a mundane task—cutting the crusts off sandwiches, peeling an orange—but today, Marie’s hands wouldn't stop shaking.Ever since the Greg empire had crumbled, Marie had felt a strange sense of relief, but also a lingering paranoia. She had helped Kassy take down a giant, but she knew that when giants fall, they leave massive craters.Her phone vibrated on the laminate countertop. It was a text from Kassy.“Heads up. Ethan’s mother is in town. She just turned the hospital into a war zone. Lily had a scare last night. Eleanor Vance is officially back.”
Father's Secret, Daughter's Ruin CHAPTER TWENTY - FIVE
The sirens of the private ambulance were a frantic, high-pitched scream that mirrored the pulsing agony in Lily’s abdomen. Every bump in the road felt like a jagged blade twisting in her gut. Beside her, Ethan held her hand, but his grip was clammy, his eyes darting toward the partition as if he expected his mother to phase through the glass. Eleanor wasn't in the ambulance—she was trailing behind in a black Maybach—but her presence was a suffocating shroud that covered the entire city.By the time they reached St. Jude’s Private Wing, the "Eleanor Vance Effect" was already in full swing."Out of the way!" a head nurse barked, flanking the gurney as Lily was wheeled through the sliding glass doors. But before the medical team could even reach the elevator, a sharp, rhythmic clicking of heels silenced the ER foyer.Eleanor walked in, her
Father's Secret, Daughter's Ruin CHAPTER TWENTY - FOUR
The knock on the door wasn't the polite, rhythmic tap of a concierge. It was a sharp, demanding series of raps that sounded like a countdown to an explosion. Lily, shifting her weight as the baby gave another uncomfortable shove against her ribs, sighed and looked at Ethan. He was already halfway to the kitchen to refill his cider, his back turned."I’ll get it," Lily muttered, pulling herself up from the chaise lounge with a groan. "It’s probably the laundry service. They always forget the gate code and get aggressive."She smoothed her silk robe over her eight-month bump and walked toward the foyer. Her feet were swollen, her back ached, and she was in no mood for incompetence. She pulled the heavy oak door open, ready to snap at whatever delivery person stood on the other side.Instead, she was met with a woman who looked like she had been carved out of ice and dipped in Chanel. She was in her late fifties, with a bob so sharp it could draw blood and eyes the color of a winter stor
Father's Secret, Daughter's Ruin CHAPTER TWENTY - THREE
The late afternoon sun filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, casting long, golden shadows across the designer furniture. Seven months had passed since the Greg empire had imploded in a firestorm of federal indictments and viral livestreams. The world had moved on to newer scandals, but inside these walls, time felt like it was moving through honey.Lily sat on the velvet chaise lounge, her hand resting habitually on the swell of her stomach. She was eight months along now. In the beginning, the pregnancy had felt like a ticking time bomb—a constant, physical reminder of her betrayal with Jamal and the mess she had helped create. But the chaos of Greg’s arrest and the subsequent fallout had done something unexpected. It had stripped away the pretenses.Across the room, Ethan was pouring two glasses of sparkling cider. He moved with a quiet grace that Lily had finally started to truly notice. For months, their marriage had been a business transaction, a merger
Father's Secret, Daughter's Ruin CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
The press conference hall was a literal crime scene. FBI agents were bagging laptops, journalists were screaming into their microphones, and the energy was pure, unadulterated chaos. But as the crowd surged toward the exit to catch a glimpse of Greg being shoved into a black SUV, I felt a strange, cold stillness. The big boss was down, but there was still one more snake slithering around the garden."Kassy, we need to go," Marie said, grabbing my arm. She looked like she’d just won a marathon—exhausted but glowing with the thrill of the takedown. "The press is going to descend on us in T-minus two minutes.""I’m not leaving yet," I said, my eyes scanning the room. "Where is he?"I didn't have to look far. Jamal was huddled in a corner near the emergency exit, looking like he wanted to phase through the wall. He was frantic, his thumbs flying across his phone screen, probably trying to call a lawyer or delete his search history. He looked small. Without Greg’s shadow to hide in, he was
Father's Secret, Daughter's Ruin CHAPTER SIX
Jamal’s POVThe doorbell didn't just ring; it screamed.The sound sliced through the suffocating tension of the study like a blade. Greg was still standing there, the silver-and-black masquerade mask clutched in his hand, his eyes promethean with a fire that wanted to burn me out of existence. I wa
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I pulled up to Marie’s place, my heart still doing backflips in my chest, but not the "I’m in love" kind. It was the "I’m about to burn this whole city down" kind. My new red nails were practically glowing against the steering wheel. Every time I looked at them, I re
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The dinner table was set for a massacre.Greg had gone all out—crystal glasses, heavy silver, and enough wine to drown the tension that usually hung over the family like a smog. He’d sent the message to the family group chat days ago: Family dinner. Sunday. Bring your partn
Last Updated : 2026-03-17Father's Secret, Daughter's Ruin CHAPTER SEVEN
The organ music was so loud it made the floorboards vibrate. The cathedral was packed with people who had come to see the "perfect" wedding, but the air at the back of the church was cold enough to kill.Lily stood at the entrance, her makeup so perfect she looked like a statue. Greg stood
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