Chapter 2: The Woman Hidden From the World
Chapter 2: The Woman Hidden From the World
An hour later...
The billionaire's convoy stopped outside an abandoned warehouse on the edge of the city.
Broken windows.
Rusted walls.
A place no one would ever think to search.
Lily nervously led him inside.
She opened a hidden wooden door beneath a collapsed staircase.
A tiny room appeared.
Inside, a frail woman lay on an old mattress beneath thin blankets.
Her long brown hair had turned dull.
Her face was pale.
Years of fear had stolen her strength.
The billionaire took one slow step forward.
"Sophia..."
The woman slowly opened her eyes.
For several seconds...
Neither of them moved.
Then tears quietly filled her eyes.
"I knew..."
"...one day you'd find us."
He dropped to his knees beside her.
"What happened?"
Sophia struggled to breathe.
"They kidnapped me."
"They wanted your company."
"When I refused to sign everything over..."
"They kept me prisoner."
"I escaped while I was pregnant."
She looked toward Lily.
"I've been hiding ever since."
The billionaire gently held her shaking hand.
"You should have come home."
She smiled sadly.
"They said..."
"If I ever contacted you..."
"They would kill our daughter."
Before he could answer—
The sound of engines echoed outside.
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Black SUVs surrounded the warehouse.
Someone had followed them.
