Skylar's attempt to deny Hugo's accusation faltered as he stammered, "I…I don't get what you're saying—"
But Hugo didn't allow him a moment to defend himself.
His palm struck Skylar's jaw with a resounding thud, holding it tightly as he growled in a menacingly low voice, "You were responsible for the elevator incident in the Grand Falcon Hotel. You are the reason he lost his life that day! You….murdered… him!"
Hugo's words hung heavy in the charged air, accusing and venomous.
As if on cue, rain began to pour from the heavens, a deluge matching the intensity of the emotions raging between Skylar and Hugo.
In the wake of Hugo's accusation, Skylar stood as if carved from stone, caught in a tempest of shock that surged through his every fiber.
His body trembled uncontrollably, a physical manifestation of the overwhelming disbelief crashing upon him.
