The room was thick with tension, the air almost crackling with the weight of unspoken words. Caroline was seated on the bed, crying while being consoled by her aunt, Victoria and Ethan's mother, Katherine who were sitting on either of her side. While Chloe stood in the corner with Elijah standing beside her.
And her brother Asher stood next to his father, William, who looked ready to kill Ethan.
William was fuming, burning with the desire to hit Ethan. He wanted to beat the shit out of that son of a bitch but controlled himself for he could not risk his business friendship with Marcus.
For the world, the three of them, Marcus, William, and Daniel were best friends. In public's eyes they are as close and tightly knit like a family. But that wasn't true.
