Chapter 106

Nicolas shook his head, his voice strained. "You built a narrative to justify your actions. You wanted a scapegoat, and you found one in Lysa. But she's not the monster you're painting her to be."

The founder leaned forward, his gaze slicing into Nicolas like a scalpel. "You let your emotions blind you. That woman-Lysa-is planning something you don't even realize. And Sally... Sally was just the first casualty."

"Do you hear yourself?" I asked him. "You sound like a man who's ...