Water under the bridge

Alexander remained silent, his expression unfazed by Sam's delusional rant. He could feel the man's deranged obsession simmering just beneath the surface, the need to tear apart everything Alexander held dear and to reshape it into his twisted vision of perfection. Sam's smile widened as he continued to weave his fantasies aloud, every word dripping with a manic certainty that bordered on madness.

"Can you imagine it, Alexander?" Sam taunted, his voice rising with glee. "A future where Cindy and I are together, running Sterling Corporation side by side? We'll build an empire greater than anything you ever dreamed of. She'll be happy with me—happier than she ever was with you. We'll have children, Alexander. Beautiful children, and they will inherit everything that should have been mine in the first place."