"Take your filthy hands off my wife right now, Liam, before I snap them off your body completely."

Julian's deep voice boomed through the high ceiling of the Vance Global Tower executive floor. The air in the carpeted hallway froze instantly. Every secretary, junior manager, and security guard stopped moving. Nobody dared to breathe.

Liam gasped in pain, his face turning pale and sweaty as Evelyn held his wrist pinned behind his back. The moment he heard his uncle's voice, a cold shiver ran straight down his spine. Evelyn released his wrist with a sharp push, letting Liam stumble forward onto the polished marble floor.

Liam scrambled to his feet,...