The kick came so suddenly that no one inside the hospital's private suite could pretend it was just another lovers' quarrel.
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Chapter 2: Secrets Behind the Thorne Fortune
As doctors fought to stabilize Khloe and her unborn son, Richard invited Marcus into his office.
Without saying a word, he placed a thick confidential file onto the desk.
Marcus opened it.
Inside were photographs.
Bank transfers.
Private messages.
Phone records.
Every page connected Isabella to Victor Moretti—a ruthless businessman whose company had recently lost a billion-dollar merger to Thorne Industries.
Marcus stared in disbelief.
"This wasn't jealousy..."
Richard nodded.
"No."
"It was an assassination disguised as a personal conflict."
Investigators had already uncovered payments made to Isabella weeks before the gala.
Her mission had been simple:
Eliminate Khloe and the unborn heir.
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Destroy the Thorne family from within.
For the first time in his life, Marcus realized his family's empire had been targeted long before that night.
