His Wicked Obsession (Archer and Virginia) novel Chapter 521

The man's face was terrifyingly grim. Upon entering, he completely ignored the Vanderbilt Group bodyguards trying to block him and walked straight toward the inner reception room.

Zachary Cole and K were on high alert, immediately leading seven or eight bodyguards to intercept him from the side.

The two groups confronted each other in the center of the spacious living room.

"Get the hell out," Dominic Harrington said without any nonsense. He raised his hand, and his men immediately stepped forward to block K, who was standing at the very front.

Inside the reception room, Archer Vanderbilt shielded "Gemma Harrington" behind him with one arm. He stared indifferently at the intruder, whose expression was restrained but whose gaze was fiercely cold.

The two equally powerful men faced off against each other, separated by a distance of barely ten feet.

"What is the meaning of this, Mr. Harrington?" Archer narrowed his eyes, his gaze dangerous.

Behind his glasses, Dominic's gaze bypassed Archer's shoulder, locking onto "Gemma," whose bare arms were partially exposed.

"Mr. Vanderbilt, you touched my people in Chicago, and you even dared to use an unknown drug on her?" Dominic's aura dropped to a freezing point. He took a large stride forward, closing the distance.

"You know exactly who she is in your heart." Archer stared straight back, not retreating an inch. "Using brainwashing tactics to trap another man's wife by your side as a stand-in... Mr. Harrington, you are nothing more than a disappointment."

The moment the word "stand-in" fell, Dominic's fists instinctively clenched.

Sensing their boss's fury, the Harrington family bodyguards who had rushed in behind him immediately reached for their waists.

"Gemma" gasped, her eyes widening.

They were actually all armed with guns!

The Vanderbilt bodyguards did not show a hint of weakness, drawing their batons to protect the group. The two sides instantly formed a volatile, hair-trigger standoff.

The scent of gunpowder in the air was incredibly thick, as if a single spark would ignite a bloodbath in the next second.

Cindy was so frightened that her little face turned pale. Kian Shaw frowned, picked the little girl up, and carried her away from the scene, assigning someone to guard her.

"Stop!"

"Gemma" stepped out from behind Archer with a pale face. Under his shocked gaze, she walked steadily to stand directly between the two men.

Dominic's gaze turned somber, and he raised a hand to signal.

"Take good care of Cindy."

Without waiting for Archer to speak, "Gemma" stepped forward and walked toward Dominic.

Dominic stared deeply at Archer, then raised his arm to wrap around her shoulders, pulling her firmly into his embrace.

He only paused when he reached the doorway, dropping a final sentence without looking back. "Mr. Vanderbilt, for Gemma's sake, I will let you off this once. Leave before dusk today, or else, I have no idea what I might do."

Leaving those words behind, Dominic led his men away without a backward glance.

The penthouse suite fell into a dead silence.

Archer's gaze turned somber, his emotions completely unreadable.

Kian walked out carrying Cindy. The little girl in his arms finally couldn't hold it back and burst into tears.

"Daddy, Kian, was Mommy taken away by the bad guys?"