Shattered Vows: Call Me Auntie Now novel Chapter 179

Hearing Dante threaten to call in a professional crew to crack the safe instantly drained the color from Mrs. Hayes's face.

She stood rooted to the spot, pinned beneath her son's razor-sharp glare as a layer of cold sweat broke out across her back.

She knew full well that Dante always made good on his word; he never changed his mind easily.

If the professionals came, the result would be exactly the same.

One way or another, that safe door was opening today.

And the secret she had desperately hidden for over a month would be utterly exposed right in front of him.

Her only real option was to open it herself.

But like a dying man fighting for his last breath, Mrs. Hayes's legs felt nailed to the floor. She simply couldn't bring herself to step forward.

The forced anger in her eyes slowly peeled away, leaving nothing but naked, unhideable panic.

Her lips parted slightly, but for a long moment, she couldn't formulate a single word of defense.

Dante stared at her face and spoke in a heavy voice, "Mom, you don't look too well. Go rest downstairs."

Before she could react, he was already dialing the security firm.

Pale and trembling, Mrs. Hayes retreated to the first floor, collapsing onto the sofa in absolute distress.

Her entire head was ringing violently.

Before long, the security technicians arrived. Mrs. Hayes could do nothing but watch helplessly as they marched upstairs.

She massaged her throbbing temples.

A little while later, Dante's men and the technicians came back downstairs. Without stopping, they quickly filed out of the house.

Mrs. Hayes dismissed all the staff from the area.

Holding a document stamped with the official seal of the City Clerk's Office, Dante walked down the stairs, his footsteps heavy and frigid.

"Dante..."

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