The Revenge of One Humiliated
His hand moves on the sheet, a small, erratic movement, as if he were trying to grab something, to hold on to something, to get up and tell me no, that's not it, that he never chose silence, that he was forced, that he was afraid, that he wanted to protect his daughter.
"You think Élianor is safe now, Gérard. You think that because she is rich and powerful and owns ninety percent of this town, no one can ever hurt her again. But you are wrong. Completely wrong. Because Marc has never let anything stand in the way of his plans. Because Marc has killed once and will kill again if necessary. Because Marc has men everywhere—in the police, in city hall, in businesses. And if you keep talking, if