The door to the CEO's office burst open, slamming against the wall. A tall man strode in without hesitation, heading straight for the woman seated at the desk.

Xenia Cooper looked up at the sound, barely registering what was happening before a large hand clamped around her slender throat.

Her breath caught, pain radiating up her neck.

"Xenia, I told you to stay away from her! Why can't you just listen?"

For a moment, Xenia stared in shock at the man whose anger had broken loose. Even though it felt like he might snap her neck, she managed to curl her lips into a smile.

It was a twisted, unhealthy kind of smile.

Footsteps echoed outside. In the next instant, arms wrapped tightly around Stewart's waist from behind.

"Let go of my mom, Stewart!"

Vernon latched onto Stewart, putting every ounce of his small strength into protecting Xenia.

Stewart's reason kicked back in, and he released his grip.

lose control in front of the

clutched at her neck and

if she was alright, but

in class right

hand falling

snapped, too focused on her son to continue arguing with Stewart. She fixed her gaze on Vernon, her tone as unyielding as ever. "Get someone

her, lips pale and pressed together, his

wall-to-wall with classes. Childhood, for

was three,

expectation for him was to grow into the perfect

left without

back to his private tutor, and Amy quietly closed the office door behind

fell into a tense,

her chair, fingers lightly tracing the red marks on her throat. She fixed

that if Stewart truly wanted to kill her, he could do it any time. But she also knew he

and two children.

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