At that moment,
Officer George Bishop entered the room, his presence like a cold wind that sent a shockwave through the gathering. The moment Stefania saw him, her entire body stiffened, her eyes widening in horror. Her heart pounded violently in her chest, and a cold sweat broke out along her spine. She was visibly shaken, and for good reason. George wasn’t just a police officer—he was her ex, someone she had wronged in ways she couldn’t forget. And now, here he was, in Bryan's house, where she was trying to secure her future with another lie.
Stefania instinctively clutched at her father’s sleeve, seeking protection, though her trembling hands betrayed her. Fedric noticed the panic in his daughter and followed her line of sight to George, standing at the threshold, his posture relaxed
