Chapter 11 - THE PHANTOM THREAT
The morning after the proposal felt like a beautiful, hazy dream to Hannah.
She woke up to the feeling of Ethan's warm arms wrapped securely around her waist.
The massive diamond on her left hand caught the early sunlight filtering through the bedroom curtains.
For the first time in seven years, she did not wake up with a feeling of impending doom in her chest.
However, in the cutthroat world of Chicago's elite billionaires, peace was always a temporary illusion.
Across the city, in a dimly lit penthouse, Arthur Hale stared at the morning newspaper with pure, unadulterated hatred.
His daughter, Victoria, was currently facing massive legal fraud charges, and his family's reputation was in ruins.
Arthur poured himself a glass of expensive bourbon, his mind spinning with a dark, desperate need for revenge.
He picked up a confidential yellow folder provided by his most ruthless private investigator.
The folder contained secrets about Hannah's past, specifically regarding her late father's buried financial debts.
Arthur smiled a terrifying, cold smile as he dialed a secure, untraceable phone number.
He was going to destroy the Blackwood family from the inside out, starting with their shiny new fiancée.
Meanwhile, Ethan was sitting in his corner office, aggressively finalizing the legal destruction of the Hale family trust.
His assistant buzzed the intercom, announcing that a heavily sealed, anonymous package had arrived for Hannah at the estate.
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Ethan's protective instincts flared instantly, and he ordered his security team to scan it for explosives.
When the box was finally cleared and opened, Ethan's blood ran completely cold.
