Chapter 564 Shock Value
The living room was dead silent.
No one moved. No one breathed. It didn’t matter what side they were on–every person in the room <i>froze</i>.
Nobody had seen iting. A knife was buried in Vincent’s side. From Dawn.
Not even Vincent.
He stared down at the de, then up at her, eyes wide in disbelief.
His face flushed red, veins standing out under his skin.
“Dawn…”
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“Don’t you dare say my name!”
She shoved the knife deeper<b>, </b>her bloodshot eyes wild and burning. “Shocked, huh? Didn’t see this oneing, did you, Vincent?”
That didn’t even begin to cover it.
This was thest thing he ever expected.
His mouth opened, but nothing came out.
Blood spilled down his shirt. It soaked Dawn’s hand. Her fingers shook as she finally let go.
The guards started to move, their instincts kicking in. Then she turned and red at them. “You really wanna test me?!”
No <i>one </i>stepped forward.
Their faces tensed, unsure what to do.
<i>‘</i><i>You </i>guys are <i>supposed </i>to be his bodyguards. You already know he’s dying. Terminal. The will’s been signed and notarized. Everything–Stonewarden Group included–goes to me. You really wanna risk all that for him?”
They exchanged looks. No one answered, but the hesitation was obvious.
Vincent watched from the floor. His face drained of color. His hand twitched. He raised a finger toward her, shaking. “You… you’ve gone insane… I’m your father! You think you can stab me and just walk away?! You think there won’t be consequences?!”
It took everything he had just to shout those words.
Then he copsed, out cold, t on the floor.
“Father?”
Dawn gave a cold smirk as she stared him down. “You really thought that scam would work forever?
“I’m not your daughter. That paternity test you showed me? You faked it!”
Vincent flinched like he’d been pped.
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His lips barely moved. “How … how did you find out?”
“How did I find out?”
Her eyes red red. They were full of heat and hate.
She didn’t even know why it took her so long.
He’d always felt like a stranger. So why had she bought the lie so easily?
Everything he told her-
All of it was crap.
And she never thought to question any of it.
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The fact that she ever believed this man was her father made her want to puke. She stared at him, face twisted in disgust.
She inhaled deeply.
“It doesn’t matter how I found out. The point is, I know. And all the things you did? You really thought none of it woulde back
to bite you? The house fire fifteen years ago? The threats? The car crash three years ago? All you, right?”
Her voice dripped with hate.
Vincent had been pulling strings for years.
Years of maniption. Years of schemes. She hated him for every single one.
Especially what he did to her real parents. And her mother? The sick crap he pulled on her? She would never forgive him.
Vincent’s face went ghost white. He slumped over like he’d been gutted.
“No… That’s <i>not </i>possible… You couldn’t…”
How the hell did she find out?
He tied up every loose end.
After a long pause, his stare turned sharp. “You got proof?”
“How do you know I don’t?”
“You don’t<b>!</b>” he barked.
His voice cracked with rage. The veins in his neck bulged as he screamed. He whipped his head toward Ethan, then toward Will, then back at Dawn. His re was ice–cold.
“You’re just like your mother.
“What kind of trash are you even into? I was trying to help you!”
His face twisted with disgust, but his tone sounded like a lecture. He acted like he was trying to pull an astray pup back to the straight and narrow.
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“And now you’re ming me? Really? Haven’t I made things easier for you? You lived well because of me! If I hadn’t stepped in, you’d be with that loser Austin! I just didn’t think-”
He cut himself off. His eyes locked onto Ethan. His stare turned lethal.
“I got rid of Austin for you, and what do I get? Another dirtbag trying to screw up your life. You can’t be this blind, Dawn! That guy’s not gonna make you happy!”
Ethan’s jaw clenched. His fists tightened by his sides.
Vincent had been behind it all.
Even Austin.
Even Sydney? Had she been working for him too?
Dawn didn’t flinch. Her stare stayed locked on Vincent. Her voice came out low and raw. “You want me to thank you for that?”
“You want me to thank you for that?”
Vincent braced himself and shoved off the floor<b>, </b>struggling to his knee.
“If I hadn’t stepped in back then, you’d have ended up in some group home! You think you’d be living like this if I hadn’t pulled strings?!”
Dawn’s chest tightened. Her lungs burned.
He wasn’t lying.
She’d just found out a few days ago.
Even Austin trying to take her in? That had been part of Vincent’s n too.
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<strong>Olivia Harris</strong> is an emerging author celebrated for her captivating romantic and steamy novels. With a talent for crafting deep emotional connections and fiery chemistry between her characters, Olivia’s stories offer readers an escape into worlds filled with passion, intrigue, and heart-stopping drama.