Chapter 4: The Ultimatum
The next morning, Evan sneaked into Claire's hospital room. He looked exhausted, holding a wilted bouquet of gas station flowers.
"Dad is furious," Evan whispered, glancing at the door. "Claire, you have to drop the charges. The investors' dinner is tomorrow. If this gets out, Bellwether is ruined. He'll pay for the medical bills."
Claire stared at the man she had loved, the father of her child, and felt nothing but ice. "He canceled my insurance eleven days ago, Evan. They planned to cut me off. Get out."
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"Claire, please—"
"Get out," she commanded, her voice steady and loud. "And tell your father I'm going to burn his empire to the ground."
