Chapter 2: The Hunter Becomes the Prey

Chapter 2: The Hunter Becomes the Prey
Julian's smile faded.
Emily stepped forward with calm confidence.
"You spent two years pretending to love me," she said.
"I spent the same two years learning everything about you."
Julian narrowed his eyes.
"What are you talking about?"
Emily reached into her handbag and placed a thick folder on the glass table.
Photographs.
Bank records.
Hidden contracts.
Names of missing business partners.
Illegal property transfers.
Every secret Julian had buried behind billions of dollars now lay exposed.
His face turned pale.
"Impossible."
"You hacked my company?"
Emily laughed softly.
"No."
"You gave me the evidence yourself."
Every dinner.
Every business trip.
Every careless phone call.
Julian had underestimated the silent woman beside him.
Then she slowly removed the elegant wedding dress's outer layer, revealing fitted athletic clothing underneath.
Julian stared in disbelief.
"You..."
Before he could finish speaking—
Emily spun.
One precise kick knocked the whip out of his hand.
A second movement twisted his wrist behind his back.
Within three seconds...
The billionaire was pinned face-first against the marble floor.
"You trained..."
Julian gasped.
Emily leaned close.
"Black belt."
"I've waited seven hundred and thirty days for this."
Police sirens echoed faintly outside.
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For the first time in years...
Fear appeared in Julian Cole's eyes.