At the Fontaine family home, Sarah returned, her shoulders slumping as she walked through the grand but cold hallways.
The weight of the day pressed on her; she’d spent hours trying to get through to the Zenith Group but was met with locked doors and unanswered calls.
It seemed like no one wanted her there.
As she stepped into the living room, her mother, Maria, shot up from her seat, her eyes blazing.
“You’re playing a dangerous game, Sarah!” Maria’s voice sliced through the silence, her fury barely contained. “If this… stunt with Zenith goes wrong, do you have any idea what it could do to the family?”
Sarah tried to soothe her mother, but Maria’s words continued, laced with anger.
“You should never have trusted that man, Jack! Ever since he appeared, our family has been pulled into
