ROBERT’S POV

Gasps rippled like shockwaves in the room, the tension and suspense rising to the peak.

“You…you mean Scarlett sent you to kill Grandpa?” Ginny asked with wide eyes, disoriented from shock.

Carina nodded without making eye contact. More tears streamed down her cheeks and converged on her chin, dripping down to the floor.

“Robert!” My dad called out sharply, his voice and facial expression hardening ruthlessly as he seemed provoked. “I don’t know what it is you have going on with these women. But whatever it is, you’d better explain it to me right now before I lose my temper.”

My father wasn’t one to be trifled with....