Chapter 8: Truth on Live Broadcast
Chapter 8: Truth on Live Broadcast
The boardroom erupted into frantic shouting. Board members stood up from their chairs, pulling out their phones as federal agents secured the exits.
"This is an outrage!" Eleanor screamed, her voice cracking as she pointed a manicured finger at Isabella. "This woman is an unhinged fraud using forged papers! Security, throw her out!"
"The papers are authentic, Eleanor," Arthur Sterling declared, stepping forward with his legal briefcase. "Signed and notarized three months ago when Richard reorganized his personal trust. Isabella holds fifty-one percent of all voting shares in this room right now."
"You have no proof of any crime!" Eleanor spat, backing away toward the floor-to-ceiling windows as she realized her grip on the board was slipping. "My brother was attacked by you! The police are looking for you!"
"Then let's look at the evidence together," Isabella said coolly.
She unclasped her platinum wedding ring and placed the diamond directly into the digital reader embedded in the boardroom's central display console.
The grand presentation screens spanning the wall flashed bright white before displaying a crystal-clear, high-definition video feed timestamped at 10:14 PM from the previous night.
The video captured Richard's private study. The room watched in horrified silence as Eleanor stepped behind Richard while he was reading at his desk, picked up a heavy bronze statue, and struck him viciously across the back of the head.
The audio recording played out through the boardroom surround-sound speakers with sickening clarity:
"You thought you could cut me out, Richard? You learned a very painful lesson about loyalty tonight. Once you're dead in that cellar and that sweet little bride of yours is blamed, everything will belong to me."
A collective gasp of absolute horror echoed through the room. Several board members pushed their chairs back in disgust, staring at Eleanor as if she were a venomous snake.
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At that exact moment, Arthur pressed a key on his tablet, broadcasting the video feed live to every major news network and social media platform across the country.
[FB LIVE TRENDING #1 TOP STORY]
"ELEANOR STERLING CAUGHT ON TAPE ATTACKING BROTHER"
10 MILLION LIVE VIEWERS
TRUTH REVEALED ABOUT BRIDE ISABELLA STERLING
Eleanor’s face drained of all color. Her arrogant facade crumbled into complete, helpless terror as she realized her corporate empire, her reputation, and her freedom had just vanished in a single instant before the entire world.
