Chapter 19 - The RescueSofia called every contact she had.
Federal agents.
Detectives.
Gabriel.
Isabella.
Even her father.
Everyone came.
They traced the photograph to an abandoned factory outside Chicago.
Rain hammered the roof.
Sofia entered first.
Leonardo was tied to a chair.
Clara stood behind him.
“Drop the weapon.”
Sofia raised her hands.
“Let him go.”
Clara smiled.
“You really thought you could end this?”
“No.”
Sofia stepped closer.
“I came to expose you.”
Clara's expression changed.
Sofia held up a phone.
Everything Clara had said was being livestreamed.
Millions of people were watching.
Clara panicked.
“You stupid—”
Federal agents stormed the building.
Gunfire erupted.
Leonardo broke free.
Gabriel tackled Victor.
The judge was arrested outside.
Helena surrendered.
Clara tried to escape through the roof.
Sofia followed.
They faced each other beneath the rain.
“You destroyed my life,” Clara said.
“No.”
Sofia's voice was steady.
“You destroyed your own.”
Clara pulled a gun.
Leonardo shouted.
Sofia moved.
A shot rang out.
Clara fell.
But Sofia was still standing.
The gun had missed.
Police arrested Clara.
For the first time in decades, the Valenti empire collapsed.
But the victory came with a price.
Sofia's father turned himself in.
He confessed to his crimes.
Helena did the same.
Leonardo testified.
Gabriel testified.
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Isabella testified.
The truth finally belonged to the world.
