Chapter 2 - The Investigation Begins And The Mask Slips
Outside the hospital gates,
the flashing lights of paparazzi cameras pierced the rainy Chicago night.
Flynn stumbled out into the damp pavement,
his expensive suit wrinkled,
his mind spinning into complete chaos.
His phone buzzed incessantly in his pocket,
displaying missed calls from his corporate PR team and board members.
He swiped the screen with trembling fingers,
bringing up Selina Cole's contact information.
He dialed her number,
needing reassurance,
needing someone to tell him that everything was still under control.
Selina answered on the second ring,
her voice dripping with artificial sweetness and fabricated concern.
“Flynn? Oh,
darling,
how is Mabel? Is she alright? I've been so worried sick about her.
” Flynn gripped his phone tighter,
his knuckles turning white against the cold glass screen.
“She lost the babies,
Selina,
” Flynn said,
his voice cracking with unbearable anguish.
“What?” Selina gasped on the other end of the line,
though her tone lacked the genuine shock of a grieving person.
“She was pregnant with twins,
and during the emergency surgery after I… after I stabbed her,
she lost them.
” “Oh,
Flynn… that is so tragic,
but you must remember she attacked me first,
she forced your hand,
” Selina whispered urgently.
“Selina,
she didn't attack you,
she was resting in the living room the entire afternoon,
” Flynn muttered,
doubt finally creeping in.
“Are you calling me a liar,
Flynn?” Selina snapped,
dropping the sweet facade for a split second before recovering her innocent tone.
“After everything we've been through,
after all these years,
you're doubting me because of her?” “No,
of course not,
Selina,
it's just… everything is falling apart,
” Flynn pleaded,
rubbing his throbbing temples.
“Meet me at the penthouse tonight,
we need to figure out how to handle the press and Julian Vance,
” Selina instructed commandingly.
“I'll see you there,
” Flynn whispered,
hanging up the phone without realizing he was walking straight into a trap.
Meanwhile,
inside the secure VIP suite of Mercy General Hospital,
Julian Vance sat beside Mabel's bed with a sleek tablet.
“We've already initiated a forensic audit on all of Flynn's corporate accounts and personal assets,
” Julian stated calmly.
“Furthermore,
our investigators have pulled the security camera footage from your neighborhood on the day of the incident.
” Mabel turned her head slowly,
looking at her brother with weary yet sharp eyes.
“Did it capture Selina walking up to the house?” “Not only did it capture her walking up to the house completely unbothered,
but it also captured her self-inflicting that little scratch,
” Julian smiled grimly.
“She used a sterilized medical scalpel she brought in her handbag,
scratching her own arm right before ringing your doorbell.
” “She orchestrated the entire thing to provoke Flynn into a blind rage,
” Mabel whispered,
her voice laced with venomous resolve.
“She wanted him to attack me so she could secure her place as the sole mistress of Vance Global.
” “Well,
her little plan is about to backfire in ways she can't even begin to imagine,
” Julian replied,
tapping the tablet screen.
“We have the medical records,
the forensic video,
and the testimony of Dr.
Reed regarding the unborn twins.
” “Flynn will never practice law or run a business again,
and Selina will face criminal charges for conspiracy and incitement.
” “I don't just want them disgraced,
Julian,
” Mabel said,
her eyes gleaming with absolute determination.
“I want every single penny they own stripped away,
leaving them with nothing but their miserable regrets.
” “Consider it done,
little sister,
” Julian promised,
kissing her forehead gently.
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