Chapter 9 - The King Reclaims His Throne
As Victor was dragged to his feet in handcuffs, his navy suit torn and his glasses shattered on the floor, he stared at Luca in baffled rage.
"How... how did the police know to come tonight?" Victor gasped, spitting blood onto the rug. "Elena only brought the tape ten minutes ago! You didn't call anyone!"
Luca stepped out from behind the head of the table. He reached into his suit jacket and pulled out a small, blinking digital audio transmitter.
"Elena brought the tape to my study at five o'clock this afternoon, Victor," Luca revealed, his eyes piercing through his former secretary. "She was terrified. She wept in my arms. But unlike eight years ago, she knew I was ready."
The entire dining room gasped again.
"I already watched the tape four hours ago," Luca continued coldly. "I invited Detective Ramirez and his unit to wait in the perimeter pavilion. I wanted every single board member, every family elder, and every traitor who supported you to hear the confession straight from your own mouth. You thought you were breaking me tonight. You were simply walking onto the gallows you built for yourself."
Victor let out a gut-wrenching wail of defeat as the officers hauled him through the doors and out into the torrential rain. Marco sobbed uncontrollably, begging for mercy, but Luca didn't even grant him a second glance as he was dragged away into the night.
The dining room fell into an awed, shameful hush. The family members who had supported Victor’s coup bowed their heads, unable to meet Luca’s gaze.
Luca turned toward Elena, who stood by the side wall, trembling with relief.
Luca walked over to her. In front of all the aristocrats, Luca bowed his head and took Elena’s calloused hands into his own.
"You protected my wife's memory," Luca said, his voice thick with raw emotion. "Your family will never fear anyone ever again. You are under the protection of the Moretti name for the rest of your life."
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