Chapter 2: The Viral Storm and The Watching Shadow
The fallout was instantaneous and brutal.
While Isabella held her long-lost son in the rain, the video of her pushing a homeless boy erupted across social media.
The Media Frenzy: Headlines labeled her "The Ice Queen of Manhattan." Stock prices for Reed Enterprises plummeted. Protesters gathered outside her corporate headquarters.
The Silent Threat: Isabella ignored the PR crisis, focusing entirely on Liam's recovery. But in a dark, smoke-filled apartment across the city, a man watched the viral video on repeat. He paused on Liam’s face, his eyes narrowing. He recognized the boy he had abducted and lost five years ago.
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"She found him," the man muttered, picking up a burner phone. "Time to finish what we started."
The nightmare wasn't over. It was just evolving.
