Chapter 256 – Greed New Mansion
"Do your drama somewhere else," he said, voice low but cutting. "Or I'll make sure you need to sell yourself just for a piece of bread."
And he meant it.
With a flick of his will, Lux could ruin her. He could bind her to a debt so deep every mortal banker would salivate at the interest rate. He could freeze her accounts, blacklist her name, make her a financial ghost crawling through alleys begging for crumbs.
The way her body froze told him she believed it. Instinctively. Even without knowing who he was.
His death glare was financial death.
Lux straightened, buttoned his jacket with precise calm, and turned toward the exit. He didn't spare her another glance.
The marble floor clicked beneath his polished shoes. The lobby smelled faintly of lemon cleanser again as he moved away, leaving the rot of Dolly's desperation behind.
