Chapter 7 - The Recording That Brought Down Two Powerful FamiliesGabrielle and Ethan released the recording.
Victor's confession spread across the country.
Within hours, authorities moved.
Victor was arrested at an airport while trying to flee the country.
His accounts were frozen.
His companies collapsed.
The truth about Ethan's father emerged.
The accusation against Ethan disappeared.
Gabrielle's father admitted his role in the cover-up.
He apologized.
Not because he wanted forgiveness.
Because he finally understood what his silence had cost his daughter.
Gabrielle visited him once.
“You lied to me.”
“I know.”
“I don't know if I can forgive you.”
“I understand.”
She stood.
“But I don't hate you.”
Her father cried.
“That's more than I deserve.”
Gabrielle left.
Outside, Ethan waited.
“How was it?”
“Hard.”
He opened his arms.
She walked into them.
“I thought I had lost everything.”
“You didn't.”
“What do I have?”
He kissed her hair.
“You have me.”
She smiled.
“That sounds expensive.”
He laughed.
“I'm worth three million.”
“Only?”
“Maybe four.”
She kissed him.
For the first time, there was no contract between them.
No bargain.
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No escape plan.
Just love.
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