Chapter 7 - Elias Confessed to Framing Sophia While Believing He Was Alone, but I Had Already Sent His Confession to Every Federal Contact I TrustedElias spoke for thirty minutes.
Everything was recorded.
The forged debt.
The stolen credentials.
The judge's murder.
The warehouse theft.
The threats.
Thomas.
My security chief.
His own network.
He believed I was trapped.
He wasn't.
The moment he finished, federal agents surrounded the theater.
Elias looked at me.
“You betrayed me.”
I smiled.
“You betrayed yourself.”
He was arrested.
Sophia was rescued.
Thomas was placed into protective custody.
My security chief surrendered.
The old network began collapsing.
The ledger was released to investigators.
The truth finally came out.
But there was one thing I couldn't fix.
Sophia still had lost months of her life.
Emma still had nightmares.
Luca still blamed himself.
I sat beside my son.
“None of this is your fault.”
“I should have protected Emma.”
“You're six.”
“I still tried.”
“And you did.”
I hugged him.
He looked at me.
“Dad?”
“Yes?”
“Can she stay?”
May you like
I smiled.
“Yes.”
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