Chapter 10 - The Betrayal Written in BloodI couldn't move.
I couldn't speak.
The world seemed to stop around me.
Killed.
That word repeated inside my head.
For seven years.
I believed I lost my parents because of fate.
Because of a terrible accident.
Because sometimes life was cruel.
But now Alexander was telling me something impossible.
Someone had taken them from me.
Someone had chosen to destroy my family.
"Who?"
My voice barely came out.
Alexander looked at me.
"I don't have enough evidence."
"Who?"
I repeated.
This time louder.
He looked down.
"Victor Black."
Everything inside me went cold.
The man who was now helping Ryan.
The man who wanted Sterling Global.
The man my father trusted.
The man who had been waiting years for another chance.
Elena, who stood nearby, looked shocked.
"What are we going to do?"
Alexander answered before I could.
"Expose him."
I looked at my brother.
"And Ryan?"
Alexander's expression changed.
"Ryan is dangerous."
"He is not like Victor."
"He doesn't destroy because he needs power."
"He destroys because he cannot accept losing."
I knew he was right.
But a part of me still remembered the man I loved.
The man who sat beside me during difficult nights.
The man who promised forever.
That was the hardest part.
Not accepting that Ryan betrayed me.
Accepting that the person I loved never truly existed.
Meanwhile.
Ryan and Victor prepared their final move.
They leaked information to the media.
Not about my company.
About my family.
The next morning.
Every news channel reported the same story.
"Sterling Family Secret Revealed."
"Missing Heir Alexander Sterling Returns."
"Questions Raised About Victoria Sterling's Leadership."
Investors became nervous.
The stock market reacted immediately.
Victor smiled while watching the reports.
"Now she will understand."
Ryan looked uncertain.
"Will this work?"
Victor looked at him.
"Fear always works."
But they made one mistake.
They underestimated me.
Because while they were creating chaos.
I was collecting evidence.
Every secret.
Every transaction.
Every hidden connection.
And most importantly.
Every mistake they made.
I called an emergency board meeting.
Everyone expected me to panic.
Instead.
I walked into the room calmly.
Alexander beside me.
The entire board became silent.
Because for the first time.
The world saw the complete Sterling family.
I stood at the front.
"Seven years ago."
"I lost my family."
"Then I lost myself trying to protect their legacy."
I looked around the room.
"But today..."
"I am done hiding."
The screen behind me turned on.
Documents appeared.
Financial records.
Secret transfers.
Evidence.
The room changed instantly.
Because the person everyone thought was attacking Sterling Global...
Was actually the person saving it.
I looked directly at the cameras.
Because I knew Victor and Ryan were watching.
"This ends now."
"Not because I want revenge."
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"But because some people need to learn..."
"That betrayal always has a price."
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