Xavier didn't waste another breath on the broken woman at his feet. He stepped forward and gathered Liam Jr. into his arms, the boy finally relaxing as his father took charge. Xavier threw a single, sharp look at Chloe, who stood swaying under the weight of his oversized jacket. With her head bowed and her footsteps heavy with exhaustion, she followed him out of the mansion like a silent shadow.
The night air was cool, but it carried the chilling finality of Xavier’s parting words, drifting back to the stunned crowd like a death knell: "From this moment forward, every subsidiary of the Grayson Group will terminate all business dealings with the Miller family. There will be no negotiations. We are finished with them forever."
Giselle Zhao collapsed completely, her face ashen as her wails
