CHAPTER 4 — The Confrontation
CHAPTER 4 — The Confrontation
Margaret was brought in for questioning.
She sat perfectly composed, hands folded, as if nothing had changed.
Ethan stood across from her.
“Tell me it’s not true.”
She didn’t respond.
“Tell me you didn’t plan the accident.”
A long silence.
Then she finally spoke.
“I did what I had to do.”
Ethan flinched.
“For what?”
Her eyes hardened.
“To protect this family’s future.”
A bitter laugh escaped him.
“You destroyed it.”
Her voice lowered.
“She was never meant to be part of it.”
That was the moment Ethan understood:
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His mother never saw Ava as a person.
Only as an obstacle.
