"Take her bag, take her keys, and escort her off the property," Daniel commanded without looking at her again. "If she sets foot on Montgomery land again, have the county sheriff arrest her for corporate trespass and felony filing of a false report."
The guards took Lin by her arms. She didn't scream or fight. She simply glared at Daniel with pure, silent hatred as she was escorted down the long marble corridor toward the front exit.
Act IV: Reconciliation
Chapter 6: The Dawn on the Horizon
Ten minutes later, the hallway was quiet again.
Daniel stood by the arched window at the end of the portrait gallery, looking down at his raw, bruised knuckles. The guilt in his chest felt heavier than any physical weight he had ever carried.
He turned slowly to face his father.
Arthur was sitting on a plush velvet bench beneath his own father's portrait, an ice pack pressed against his swollen cheekbone. Eleanor sat beside him, holding his hand.
Daniel walked over slowly, dropping to one knee on the cold marble floor before his father.