Chapter 36: The truth about Astrid?

"Dad, stop!" The anguished cry resonates through the room, originating from the depths of Elena's desperation. With a sudden surge of strength, she managed to wrench her father away from Charlotte.

On the other side of this harrowing struggle, Charlotte, her tenuous grip on life slipping like fine sand through her fingers, clutches her throat in agonizing torment. Gasping for the precious breath she had so nearly lost, her eyes widen with the stark realization of how close she had come to death.

"I'm deeply sorry. I let my anger get the better of me," Leo confesses, his words laden with the crushing weight of remorse. Elena, embodying a remarkable gesture of compassion, enveloped her father in a tight and comforting embrace, offering solace through her mere presence.

"I comprehend your feelings, Dad," she says, her voice a soothing balm to his frayed nerves. "No one harbors a stronger desire for her demise than I do, but we must allow the authorities to handle this matter. I have alrea