Chapter 5 - THE WAR BEGINSThe next morning, Clara's personal nurse was fired.
By noon, her house keys were confiscated.
By evening, security guards had received orders not to allow her outside the estate without Evelyn's permission.
The mansion had become a prison.
Evelyn entered the living room carrying a folder.
Inside was a settlement agreement.
“Sign it.”
Clara stared at her.
“You want me to leave my own son?”
“I want you to be compensated.”
Evelyn placed a check on the table.
The amount was enough to change Clara's life.
Clara looked at it.
Then she pushed it away.
“I don't want your money.”
Evelyn's eyes hardened.
“You don't understand the world you're living in.”
“I understand enough.”
“You have no idea how quickly a court can decide that you're unfit.”
Clara's voice trembled, but she refused to lower her eyes.
“You can threaten me all you want.”
She pulled Leo closer.
“But I will never sell my son.”
For the first time, Evelyn's mask completely disappeared.
“You ungrateful little—”
Clara stepped backward.
Evelyn's breathing became heavier.
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The room suddenly felt too small.
And then Evelyn raised her hand.
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