Chapter 104: Confronting the Past Again

The weight of the past had always been there, lurking in the shadows of our present. For months now, Damien and I had been fighting, building our lives and our businesses in the light of that ever-present threat. But the tension had been building—faster, more dangerously—since Victor Ashford had reappeared. His attacks were no longer subtle. His attempts to undermine us had escalated, and the once small cracks in our foundation were now wide open fractures.

This meeting had been a long time coming. Damien and I had discussed it countless times. We knew it was time to confront Victor face-to-face, to demand answers, to stop his relentless assault on everything we had worked so hard to build. But the question lingered—how far was he willing to go? How much damage could he cause before we were able to stop him?