She’s With Me — Single Dad Spoke Calmly, The Billionaire Heiress Stood Frozen at the Table
Chapter 8
Daniel could barely speak.
“Andrew?”
Andrew smiled.
“Hello, brother.”
Victoria looked between them.
“You told me he was dead.”
Daniel’s voice was hollow.
“I was told.”
Andrew laughed.
“You were told what they needed you to believe.”
Years earlier, Andrew had vanished after investigating Ashford financial dealings.
Daniel believed he had been murdered.
But Andrew had survived.
Charles had kept him hidden, using threats and money to force him into silence.
Now Andrew looked older.
Harder.
And furious.
“I spent fifteen years losing everything while you played the grieving brother.”
Daniel stepped forward.
“I searched for you.”
“Not hard enough.”
“Andrew—”
“Where are the files?”
Daniel understood.
Andrew had taken Lily.
Not Charles.
Andrew wanted the evidence.
But Charles wanted it too.
Two enemies.
One hostage.
And a room full of secrets.
Victoria moved toward her father.
“You knew Andrew was alive?”
Charles’s face remained expressionless.
“I know many things.”
Victoria slapped him.
The sound cracked through the warehouse.
For the first time in Daniel’s life, he saw Charles Ashford lose control.
His hand rose.
Daniel caught his wrist.
The old billionaire stared at him.
Daniel leaned close.
“Touch her.”
His voice was calm.
“Go ahead.”
Charles looked at him.
Daniel did not blink.
Then, from somewhere outside, a child screamed.
“Daddy!”
Daniel ran.
