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“Boss, the door’s open!” One of Alejandro’s men shouted.They had finally forced open the entrance to the hidden passage with the combined strength of several men, but none of them could let go of the heavy wooden cabinet door.“But how are we supposed to get inside? If we let go, the door will close again,” Hank said, worried. They needed backup, but most of the Golden Snake guards were in critical condition or spread thin across different tasks.Slowly, Alejandro stood and handed Rayden into Hilde’s arms. “I’m going in,” he said.“Father!”“Boss!”Hilde and Alejandro’s men cried out at once.“It’s too dangerous to go in alone. We don’t know what she’s planning,” Hilde warned, referring to her adoptive mother.The image of Steffany trying to kill Amora was still fresh in her mind. Hilde didn’t even recognize the woman anymore and feared for Alejandro’s safety.“She’s right, Sir. I’ll go with you,” Hank insisted.Alejandro sighed deeply. “No. Stay here and keep watch. Don’t let anyone
“So … the food really was poisoned?” Amora whispered in shock.She was overwhelmed with relief that she and her son hadn’t touched a single bite. She couldn’t even begin to imagine what would’ve happened if they had.“So those people earlier … You forced them to eat the poison too?” Amora asked, trying to keep her voice steady.She remembered the lifeless bodies she’d seen—lips blackened, bruised skin. The signs were all there.“Bingo,” Steffany admitted with a chilling grin. There wasn’t a trace of remorse in her eyes.She had laced the food with poison and ordered her servant to deliver it. When Amora and Rayden refused to eat it, she snapped. Furious, she took matters into her own hands.Several staff members—like Marie—and others loyal to Amora had tried to stop her. But Steffany, already slipping into madness, didn’t hesitate to kill them.Some were forced to drink poisoned liquids; others were silenced more brutally. Simon Walker, the head butler, caught her in the act and tried
“Get out of here—now!” Amora screamed hysterically.Her shout startled Rayden. The boy stood frozen in place, staring at his mother with confusion and fear.Steffany had just lit an oil lamp in the passageway. The scream made her spin around sharply, eyes wide and glassy, startling Rayden with the sudden shift in her expression.“Mom, watch out!” Rayden shouted.Amora turned just in time to see Alejandro Volker’s wife swinging the heavy candleholder toward her. She dodged quickly, but hot wax splattered across her arm.There was no time to cry out in pain. Amora immediately blocked Steffany’s next attack with both hands, and a fierce struggle broke out between the two women.Out of the corner of her eye, Amora saw Rayden trying to rush into the tunnel. She shouted, “Stay back, Ray! Go!”Rayden flinched. “Mom …” he whispered, helpless and trembling. He felt useless watching his mother fight alone.“Go!” Amora yelled again, breathless from the effort.Steffany pushed her back, pinning A
“Ray, let’s take the stairs,” Amora said, gripping her son’s hand tightly.As they passed Marie’s lifeless body, Amora caught a faint, strange scent clinging to the girl’s clothes. She couldn’t quite place it, but it unsettled her deeply.Amora was worried that if they used the elevator, there would be people waiting for them in front of the elevator later. In the end, Amora was forced to turn around and walk down the corridor to search the stairwell.They moved quickly, and along the way, they saw more staff lying motionless on the floor, just like Marie.‘What on earth is happening? Who could have done this?’ Amora’s mind raced, struggling to make sense of the horror around her.Regis had told her this was the safest place for her, but now … it felt like a death trap.She froze as she spotted a woman standing stiffly near the stairwell.“L-Lady Volker?” Amora whispered in confusion.The woman slowly turned toward her, and Amora’s eyes widened in shock.“Ma’am, what’s going on?” Amor
“What do you know about your mother, Cedric?”Alejandro was still pressing his son for answers. His mind was a chaotic mess, and his chest tightened with anxiety after Cedric's cryptic words. But Cedric remained silent, choosing to ignore him.The drive back to the Volker estate felt endless, especially with the long distance they had to cover. Alejandro tried calling his wife, but she kept ignoring his calls.He also tried reaching his head butler and Hank, who had been tasked with watching over Amora and Rayden. But neither of them answered.Alejandro exhaled sharply through his nose as he ended yet another unanswered call. He tried to calm himself, but the growing silence only deepened his unease.“There’s something else I want to ask you, Cedric,” Alejandro finally said, trying to shift the conversation.Cedric glanced sideways at him but said nothing. Still, Alejandro continued.“Was it you who poisoned Diego with Golden’s venom?” he asked, his voice laced with suspicion.Cedric’
Alejandro’s brows furrowed. “What do you mean? Isn’t that what happened?” he asked, probing.Cedric looked down for a moment, then took a deep breath as if trying to calm the storm inside his chest. Slowly, he spoke. “Your first mistake was siding with Ken … after I became useless to you.”Alejandro’s eyes widened. His heart began to uncover the truth he had ignored for far too long. He couldn’t deny it—what Cedric said was a painful, undeniable fact.Back then, Alejandro thought cutting Cedric out of Golden Snake was the right decision. He never once considered how devastating it would feel for a son who had once been praised and filled with so much hope … only to be discarded.“I’m sorry, Cedric,” Alejandro whispered, lowering his head and shutting his eyes tightly.“You know what really turned me into the broken, worthless man everyone looked down on?” Cedric asked, his voice sharp, his eyes locked on his father’s.Alejandro flinched. He remembered it vividly—his youngest son had b