Chapter 2: The Kick That Shattered Everything
"What the hell are you doing?!" I roared, charging toward her.
She jumped in terror.
Her perfectly made-up face turned ghost white.
"Please... listen to me," she stammered.
"He's just a little thief. He was trying to ruin our wedding!"
But the boy had already seen me.
He burst into louder sobs and pointed directly at her.
"She did it!"
"She locked me in here!"
The maid collapsed to her knees, covering her face as tears streamed down.
"Sir... please... don't..."
Something inside me snapped.
Every ounce of calm disappeared.
I didn't argue.
I didn't ask another question.
I took one step back.
Planted my foot.
Then drove every bit of strength I had into the heavy glass door.
CRASH!
The glass exploded into thousands of glittering shards, raining across the marble floor like broken diamonds.
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The maid rushed inside and wrapped the trembling little boy in her arms.
He buried his tear-soaked face against her shoulder.
