At that moment The grand dining hall of the Silver mansion fell into devastating silence as Ethan's men opened the coffin before the family. The Crystal chandeliers cast unforgiving light on Noah's lifeless face, his final expression of terror preserved like a grotesque artwork, his perfectly styled hair now a mockery of his former vanity.
At that moment Old Master Silver staggered forward, his weathered hands trembling violently as they reached for the coffin. His jade-headed cane clattered against the floor, the sound echoing like breaking bones through the dining hall. Decades of carefully maintained power and composure shattered in an instant.
His wife's anguished scream pierced the night, her designer dress rustling as she collapsed beside the casket.
Her perfectly manicured nails clawed at the polished wood as if she could tear it open through sheer desperation.
