CHAPTER 90

Jessica remained frozen in her living room long after Andrew Lane had left. The weight of his threats lingered in the air, heavy and oppressive. Every fiber of her being screamed at her to run, to escape from the nightmare she had found herself in. But she couldn’t. There was nowhere to run, no place where she could hide from her father’s far-reaching influence.

Slowly, she sank onto the couch, her mind spinning with fear and confusion. How had it come to this? She had known that opposing her father would be dangerous, but she hadn’t fully grasped just how ruthless he could be. The cold look in his eyes, the way he had calmly warned her to back off—it all terrified her more than she could have ever imagined.

She knew she had to be careful from now on. Every move she made would be scrutinized, every word she said monitored. There was no room for mistakes. Her father’s threats were not empty; they were promises of what would happen if she continued down this path. And yet, despite the f