Part 3 – The Truth Unfolds
Part 3 – The Truth Unfolds
A paramedic from Damien's security team hurried forward to examine Maren.
"Possible abdominal trauma."
"We need to move her now."
Before they lifted her, Damien stood.
His face became expressionless.
Dangerously calm.
He turned toward Chloe Ashford.
"Who did this?"
Nobody answered.
Headmaster Ellison stepped forward.
"It was just an unfortunate—"
"I didn't ask you."
His voice cut through the room like ice.
A catering assistant, still trembling, quietly pointed toward Chloe.
"She accused the janitor of stealing."
"Then she grabbed the trash bag."
"She fell."
Chloe folded her arms.
"It was an accident."
"She shouldn't have been here."
Damien looked at her for several long seconds.
Then he noticed something.
The rose-gold Cartier watch.
It wasn't missing.
It was tucked inside Chloe's own evening clutch.
One of Damien's men silently opened the bag.
The watch slipped onto the marble floor.
Gasps echoed throughout the ballroom.
Chloe's face drained of color.
"I..."
"I can explain."
"You already have."
Damien replied.
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"You accused an innocent woman."
"You endangered my child's life."
