Aiden’s POVI stood there, fists clenched so tight my knuckles burned, every muscle in my body locked in place as I took it. It felt like they were tearing me apart piece by piece, stripping me down to nothing right in front of them—and enjoying every second of it.“Look at you, Aiden,” Catherine said, tilting her head slightly, her lips curling into a mocking smile through the screen. “Getting so weak and pathetic over an unworthy woman!”I stared at her, my chest tightening. I’d suspected it before, but now…Now I was sure.The lost assets, my empire slowly crumbling.Both of them were behind it.I swallowed hard, forcing myself to stay still, to not lose control right there. But inside, something was already unraveling.Then Vince shifted his attention to me. His eyes were cold, calculating—like I was nothing more than a problem he was about to eliminate.“Just submit yourself, Aiden,” he said casually, as if offering a simple deal. “If not… then you’ll find out what happens next.”
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