Chapter 6 - Confrontation at DawnArmed with her digital findings, Evelyn confronted Nico in his private office before dawn, laying out the precise mechanics of her father’s treachery. The silence that followed was terrifying. For a moment, Nico stared at the data files with an intensity that suggested he might suspect her of being an accomplice in the scheme.
Instead, a cold, dangerous clarity settled over his features. He recognized the authentic nature of the betrayal—not just against his empire, but against Evelyn herself, who had been weaponized and sacrificed by a desperate man. The realization that James Hart intended to let the syndicate execute his own daughter to cover his financial tracks galvanized Nico into action. Rather than treating her as an outsider, he looped her directly into his tactical response, acknowledging that her survival and his were now inextricably bound together by the same web of lies.
