Chapter 3 - The Interrogation of Tyler VanceWhile I rested safely behind the iron gates of the Romano estate, Matteo’s organization went to work with terrifying, military-grade efficiency.
Matteo didn't raise his voice; he simply slid a thick dossier across the table—a comprehensive file detailing not only Tyler’s physical abuse toward me, but also his corporate embezzlement from his employer, his illegal offshore accounts, and the falsified loan documents he had used to trap me financially. "You have two choices, Vance," Matteo stated, his voice a lethal, steady hum. "Option one: you sign these immediate relinquishment and domestic non-contact orders, surrender every key and digital access token to your accounts, and board a one-way flight out of the country tonight with the clothes on your back. Option two: you spend the next twenty years in a maximum-security federal penitentiary where my associates will ensure your corporate crimes are prosecuted to the absolute letter of the law." Sobbing and shaking with absolute dread, Tyler grabbed the gold-plated fountain pen Matteo offered and signed every single document without uttering a single word of defense. Within three hours, Tyler Vance was on a red-eye cargo flight to South America, stripped of his wealth, his status, and his power, completely eradicated from my life forever.
