Chapter 115


    “No, it’s her mother, Victoria. Word on the street is she was desperate to sell and needed cash fast.


    Rumor has it she’s drowning in gambling debts. There’s got to be more to the story. I bet Attorney


    ra was coerced, the informant muttered.


    Unless she was forced.


    With that thought,n shot to his feet. “Get the hotel surveince footage.”


    Half an hourter,n was hunkered down in the hotel’s security room. He scanned the monitors


    but saw no sign of Victoria.


    Just as he was about to throw in the towel, ra burst into view, racing towards the staircase, the


    ne clearly around her neck. When she next appeared on the screen, she was in Anders‘


    arms.


    Comparing both scenes,n pieced it together. His eyes darkened as he watched, and he


    commanded in a frosty tone, “Find Victoria for me.”


    Within the hour, Dawson reported back. “Mr. Hayes, Victoria’s been nabbed by Big D’s goons, and


    she’s holed up at their base. Word is Mr. Anders had her roughed up pretty bad.”


    Hearing this,n’s heart clenched. Anders, born into a family of schrs, wouldn’ty a finger on


    anyone unless pushed to the brink. The only thing that could push him that far was ra.


    Upon seeingn, Victoria acted as if she’d seen her savior. She fell to her knees, begging for


    mercy. “Mr. Hayes, ra’s been with you for so long. I’m practically your mother–inw. Please,


    have mercy. I’ll tell you everything.”


    “It was me. I lured ra to the rooftop. I threatened to jump if she didn’t pay up. I had scoop –


    ‘Hayes Corporation’s unjust dismissal leads to suicide. Just one post and the media would swarm


    your anniversary bash, stock prices would tumble, and the Hayes family would have your head.


    “ra didn’t want to drag you into this mess. She had no choice but to hand over the ne. But


    I could tell she loves you deeply and cherishes that ne. She hates me. She could’ve ignored


    my threats, but for your sake, she was willing to go to the brink of madness to meet my demands.


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    “You didn’t see her,n, She was in agony, trembling all over. Please, for the love she has for you,


    forgive me. I swear I’ll never dare to cross you again.”


    As he listened,n felt a metallic taste of blood rising in his throat. All he could picture was ra,


    cornered and desperate because of Victoria.


    But what did he do? He med and abandoned her at her most vulnerable.


    He faintly remembered the fear in ra’s eyes when she looked at him, like the fear one might see


    in prey when cornered by a predator.


    He had thought then that she feared he found out about her and Anders‘ affair, but it was the terror


    inflicted


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    by her own mother.


    Thest time she saw her mother, ra was terrified, and she clung to him all night. Burdened with


    threats


    of death hanging over her and the Hayes Corporation reputation being used as leverage, it’s no


    wonder she cried so bitterly and shook uncontrobly.


    With these thoughts,n felt like his heart was being stabbed over and over, bleeding out remorse


    and anguish.