The Unexpected Heir

Micheals Demands

Charlie tried calling the boy who had promised to help them delete the video to know the progress, but her number was unavailable. "Damn, you shouldn't have told him to go ahead!" Charlie shouted at Leo.

"He knew we knew about the video, so he can decide to post it!" The tension was palpable as they waited anxiously, unsure of what would happen next.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me," Leo said, regret etched on their face. "I couldn't watch Fiona going through so much; he was threatening her and I had to intervene, that's why I snatched the phone." The apology was sincere, and the concern for Fiona's well-being was evident in Leo's words.

Charlie's voice was laced with urgency and concern as he spoke, "You can always hang the call, you know that son of a bitch is unpredictable. I don't know, but you shouldn't have exchanged words with him. He had better not post that video." He tried dialing Michael's number, his fingers moving swiftly over the phone's keypad.

Leo's face co