Chapter 8 - The Audio Confession
Miranda froze in the middle of the aisle, her face completely drained of color, her eyes wide with unadulterated terror.
On the recording, her own voice replied with chilling coldness:
"Rose Cross is a nobody. Her daughter is a nobody. Make sure Rose gets nothing, and make sure she never works in this city again. I control the Sterling fortune now."
The guests turned to stare at Miranda with looks of utter disgust and hostility. Wealthy socialites who had laughed with her minutes ago backed away, severing all association in an instant.
"No... that's a fake! That's AI! It's a setup!" Miranda wailed, her voice high-pitched and hysterical. "Julian, how could you betray your own mother?!"
"Because you made me an accomplice to a crime I knew nothing about," Julian said, stepping down from the stage to stand beside Valerie. "I found out the truth two weeks ago when I checked the offshore trust logs. I won't carry your sins, Mom."
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Valerie stepped forward, looking down at the broken matriarch.
👉 Who walked into the gala through the red carpet entrance next?
