General Marcus turned toward her, his eyes blazing with decades of buried resentment.
“You believed I was too old to notice, or too ill to understand, but Abigail came to me months ago,” he said.
Nicholas looked at his wife, suddenly realizing she had known the truth all along.
General Marcus continued speaking.
“She brought me the evidence, and she begged me to stop you quietly because she still cared about this family,” he said.
His voice cracked with quiet emotion.
“I told her to wait while I verified every single transaction, and that delay is what nearly cost her life.”
He fixed Patricia with a look of absolute contempt.
“You are a greedy, hateful woman,” he told her.
Patricia struggled to her feet, both hands trembling uncontrollably.
“You are just a bitter old man, and you have no idea what you are doing!” she scre:amed.
General Marcus completely ignored her before looking at me, then shifting his attention to Abigail.
