로그인Chapter 76Ten minutes later, the double doors of the suite flew open.Dr. Hayes, the Frost family’s private, highly discreet physician, rushed into the room carrying two heavy black medical bags. He took one look at the billionaire thrashing on the bed sweating profusely and trapped in a violent hallucinatory loop and immediately dropped his bags."Hold his arm still, Zara!" Dr. Hayes commanded, ripping open a sterile syringe package. "I need to hit a vein before he throws himself into a full grand mal seizure!""What is happening to him?" Zara asked, her voice cracking as she used her entire body weight to pin Ethan’s uninjured arm flat against the mattress."Based on the toxicology report you forwarded me, he’s entering acute Scopolamine withdrawal," Dr. Hayes explained rapidly, tying a tourniquet around Ethan’s bicep. "The brain is desperately misfiring to bridge the gap the chemicals left behind. The hallucinations are essentially five years of suppressed memories hitting his fro
Chapter 75The line went dead, leaving nothing but a dial tone echoing in Zara’s ear.She stood frozen in the grand hallway of her estate, the phone slipping from her fingers. It clattered heavily against the polished marble floor. The sound snapped her out of her paralyzed state, but the chill in her veins remained absolute.Withdrawal.She had been so focused on stopping the poison that she completely forgot the agonizing biology of addiction. The toxic compound wasn't just in his system; it had hijacked his brain’s chemistry. By crushing those pills on the front steps, she hadn't just cut off the poison. She had initiated a violent neurological collapse."Mom?" Leo tugged on the hem of her cashmere sweater, his small brow furrowed in concern. "Your heart rate just spiked. Is the bad man threatening you again?"Zara quickly knelt down, forcing a shaky, reassuring smile onto her face. She smoothed Leo’s dark hair back. "I'm fine, baby. Just a stressful work call. Why don't you go to
Chapter 74The crisp afternoon air instantly grew toxic.Zara spun around on the top step, her body immediately shifting to place herself entirely between Ethan and her stepsister. Her blue eyes locked onto the amber pill bottle in Chloe’s hand, and a flash of pure, murderous intent ignited in her gaze."He doesn't need your vitamins, Chloe," Zara stated, her voice echoing with lethal authority across the courtyard. "My medical staff has a full regimen prepared for him."Chloe ignored her, trying to push past Zara to reach Ethan. Her face was flushed, her eyes wide with a desperate, frantic panic. Victor had explicitly ordered her to get the pills into the estate by any means necessary."Move out of my way, Zara," Chloe hissed, holding the bottle out toward Ethan. "Baby, you know what Dr. Aris said. If you skip this, your stress migraines will trigger a vascular event. You have to take it right now."Ethan stood entirely perfectly still.He looked at the amber bottle. Inside those inn
Chapter 73The silence in the boardroom stretched so tight it felt like the glass windows might shatter.Victor Vance stared at Zara, his mind furiously attempting to calculate how she had acquired a highly classified, heavily guarded medical file. His pulse hammered at his temples. He was a ruthless corporate titan, but looking into the icy blue eyes of Zara Frost, he realized he had made a fatal miscalculation.He had treated her like prey. He had forgotten she was an apex predator."You're bluffing," Chloe hissed, her voice trembling as she clung to Victor’s arm. "You don't have anything! She’s bluffing, Victor.""Am I?" Zara pulled a single, folded sheet of paper from the inside pocket of her crimson blazer. She didn't hand it to them. She merely held it up, allowing Victor to see the unmistakable Swiss laboratory crest and the highlighted chemical breakdown of Ethan’s blood.Victor’s breath hitched."Say one more word, Chloe," Zara challenged softly, never breaking eye contact wi
Chapter 72The glowing screen of the laptop cast a sickly, pale light across Zara’s face.Ninety days.She read the toxicology report four times. She scrutinized every terrifying syllable of the chemical breakdown. Thallium. Scopolamine. Heavy metal poisoning designed to perfectly mimic a deteriorating neurological condition, ending in a massive, fatal stroke.Her stomach violently rebelled. Zara slapped a hand over her mouth, bolting from the leather chair and sprinting to the en-suite bathroom. She collapsed over the porcelain sink, dry-heaving as a cold sweat broke out across her spine.They were murdering him.The man who had thrown himself over her body to shield her from falling steel who had taken twelve stitches and a fractured shoulder to protect her was dying a slow, agonizing death at the hands of his own blood. And the most tragic, devastating part of it all?He didn't even know.He was trapped in a chemically induced fog, trusting the very people who were slipping poison
Chapter 71The atmosphere in the Frost penthouse was tense enough to snap a diamond.Zara walked through the front door, shedding her ruined suit jacket and tossing her hard hat onto the entry console. She felt entirely hollowed out, a ghost haunting her own pristine apartment."Mommy!"Leo came barreling down the hallway. He wasn't holding his tablet or his tools. He just threw his small arms around Zara’s waist, burying his face into her stomach.Zara gasped softly, dropping to her knees and wrapping her arms tightly around her son. She buried her face in his dark hair, inhaling the sweet scent of his strawberry shampoo, letting the reality of his solid, living presence ground her."I'm okay, baby. I'm okay," she whispered, her voice finally breaking. She held him fiercely, the terror of the falling steel washing over her in a delayed wave. "I'm right here."Leo pulled back, his steel-gray eyes unusually wide and completely serious. "I know you're okay. I monitored the emergency dis







