RAYMOND POV
As I stood there, watching Ava’s face, my mind went back to everything that led me to this moment. The endless fights with the witch - my stepmother, she finally managed to turn my father against me, now they want me to hand over the company to the witch 's son. The pressure, the expectations—it had all been too much.
Then my tech guy called. He had finally tracked Ava down. After searching everywhere, I found her, but here she is standing next to Samuel.
Anger surged through me. Samuel was pretending like he had no contact together, why are they together?Here he is acting like the hero of her life.
I kept my eyes on Ava. She looked so scared. I stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her close to me.
The cameras flashed continuously but I ignored them and did not b
