Chapter 10 - The Ultimate Betrayal
Valeria pulled Lily behind her skirt, her eyes blazing with raw hatred as she stared at the man who had pretended to be their ally for years. ""You... you were behind the takeover all along.""
Julian chuckled, stepping casually over a burning beam as if he were taking a stroll through a park. ""Business, my dear Valeria, is nothing more than survival of the fittest. Your father was a visionary, yes, but he was far too soft. He wanted to share the wealth with the workers. So, we arranged a little accident, framed your family for embezzlement, and handed the keys of the kingdom to the Sterling bloodline—with me holding the strings from the shadows."" He shifted his cold gaze to Lorenzo. ""And you, my brilliant boy... you were the perfect golden goose, earning billions while remaining completely oblivious to the golden cage I built around you.""
Lorenzo stepped past Valeria, his posture rigid, his hands balled into tight fists at his sides. There was no shock on his face—only a profound, chilling calmness that was far more terrifying than rage. ""You killed my father, Julian.""
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""He was becoming a liability,"" Julian replied smoothly, raising the iron poker. ""Just like you are right now.""
Before Julian could swing, Lorenzo lunged forward with explosive speed, closing the distance between them in a fraction of a second. A brutal, chaotic struggle erupted amidst the falling ash and roaring flames, each blow driven by decades of suppressed grief and absolute betrayal.
