Chapter 197

After ending the call, Alexander sat in his office as evening shadows lengthened across the floor. In a few hours, Camille would come home exhausted and defeated, seeking comfort in his arms. He would hold her while she cried about the company’s declining stock price. He would whisper reassurances while her world collapsed around her.

And tomorrow, when the final wave of attacks hit Kane Industries, she would turn to him for strength and support, never knowing that her husband was the enemy who had orchestrated her downfall.

Alexander opened his desk drawer and pulled out a framed photo from their wedding day. Camille looked radiant in her white dress, her face glowing with joy and hope for their future together. Victoria stood beside her, proud and protective, the mother she had chosen over the parents who had failed her.

Two women who trusted him completely. Two women whose lives he was systematically destroying.

Alexander traced Camille’s face in the photo