Chapter 6: The Freezing Verdict
## Chapter 6: The Freezing Verdict
Gideon stood up slowly, straightening his spine until he towered over the grand foyer once more.
The humble facade of the traveling father completely evaporated, leaving only the cold, unyielding command of a sovereign titan. He turned his sharp, intelligent gaze back toward the trembling woman in the satin dress.
“Gideon, listen to me,” Victoria wept, dropping to her knees on the marble, her hands reaching out toward his shoes.
“We are a family. You can't let a misunderstanding destroy what we have built.”
Gideon looked down at her, his jaw set in a rigid, terrifying line.
“Your allowance is terminated,” he said softly.
The calm in his voice was more devastating than thunder.
“Your corporate contracts are liquidated,” he continued.
“And your name is officially barred from every luxury asset under my firm worldwide, effective immediately,” he finalized.
Victoria’s entire face collapsed. The diamond bracelets on her wrists suddenly looked like useless weights.
“You can’t do this!” she shrieked, her voice echoing off the vaulted ceiling.
“I am your wife! I have legal rights to this estate!”
Gideon casually adjusted the cuff of his shirt, his tone carrying an absolute, freezing finality.
“This estate belongs to a private company owned entirely by my son’s late mother,” he revealed.
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“You have exactly five minutes to strip off that satin dress and leave my property in the rags you actually deserve.”
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