Chloe Evans gasped and rushed forward.
Liam Winston collapsed on the floor.
His wrist bent at an unnatural angle.
Pain drained all color from his face.
Cold sweat soaked through his shirt collar.
"This is too much!"
Chloe glared at Ethan Sullivan with clenched teeth.
Ethan's sudden appearance shocked everyone.
He dared commit violence in broad daylight.
Chloe's eyes darted to the security camera by the door.
"This is assault! I'm calling the police!"
Ethan chuckled darkly at her threat.
"Go ahead."
He leisurely adjusted his cufflinks.
"The cameras just happened to malfunction."
Chloe shuddered.
She remembered Ethan's immense influence.
This man operated above the law.
"Mr. Sullivan, how have we offended you?"
"I was in a bad mood."
Ethan's tone was disturbingly casual.
Sophia Sullivan's lips curled slightly.
The sheer arrogance of his excuse.
A black credit card slapped against Liam's face.
"For your medical bills."
Ethan looked down at him with disdain.
Humiliation burned through Liam's pain.
He wanted to curse but couldn't speak.
Sophia discreetly pocketed the razor blade in her sleeve.
"Why are you here, Mr. Sullivan?"
"Your bag."
Ethan handed Sophia her purse.
She'd forgotten it in her earlier haste.
Her fingers trembled slightly as she took it.
Their exchange enraged Liam.
He struggled to stand despite the agony.
"So you're living together now!"
Liam glared accusingly at Sophia.
Divorced barely any time and already moved on.
He remembered that thug on the cruise ship.
Sophia had worn the same cold expression then.
Breaking bones and tossing out hush money.
Their methods were frighteningly similar.
That look that treated lives as worthless.
It chilled Liam to the core.
Chloe supported him, shaking with anger.
"I thought you avoided women, Mr. Sullivan."
Her voice cracked with tears.
"In Potter's Town, you seemed so principled."
"Now you attack us for Sophia's sake!"
Ethan didn't even grant her a glance.
"Let's go," he said softly to Sophia.
She nodded and followed.
Leaving the two in humiliated disarray.