Chapter 5

With a casual flick, Susanna tapped Yvan's cheek with the dagger, just enough to draw a thin line of blood. She glanced at it, disgust crossing her face. Then, she nodded to the bodyguards. "Start the clock."

Dad clenched his jaw, and with a surge of adrenaline, he charged at her while shouting, "Yvan, run!"

The bodyguards were quick though, stepping between them and slamming dad to the ground before he could even get close to her.

Susanna barely flinched, her expression cold as ice. "You really don't know when to quit, do you?" she sneered. "Take him to the window. Let's see how brave he is when he's hanging by a thread." She turned her gaze toward Yvan, her voice dripping with cruel amusement. "And you, kiddo, your dad just broke the rules. Guess who's gonna pay for that?"

Before I could react, she grabbed a dagger and, with terrifying precision, slashed it across Yvan's finger.

"Stop!" I screamed, fury boiling inside me. However, I was powerless. I was nothing more than a