When my parents passed, they left me with only one thing—a pendant they said would ward off evil. I’d worn it around my neck ever since.
A while ago, Veronica had complained that her office felt eerie, that strange noises kept happening.
So I’d taken off the pendant and hung it in her office. From that day on, everything went quiet.
But now? She didn’t deserve to keep it.
As I entered her office, I saw Dariel playing with a little girl.
“President Miguel,” he greeted with a grin. “You’re finally back. Nothing matters more than a happy family. Come, take a look at your daughter.”
“She’s adorable—how could you bear to walk away from her?”
He walked over with the child in his arms.
“Move,” I said with a frown of pure disgust.
“She’s your daughter,” Dariel insisted, his voice rising. “You won’t even spare her a glance?”
“Get out of my way!” I shoved him aside impatiently and walked straight in to retrieve the pendant.
I turned.
Dariel and the girl had both fallen to the floor.
At that exact moment, Veronica walked in with several senior executives and saw everything.