Chapter 11 - The Patriarch's ShieldArthur waited outside the room.
Without speaking, he handed Julian the yellow envelope.
Julian opened it.
His eyes moved across the documents.
Fake medical reports.
Forged emails.
Payments.
False evidence.
His mother's signature appeared again and again.
Julian's breathing became uneven.
“No…”
He looked at Arthur.
“She lied to me.”
Arthur didn't answer.
“She made me believe Elena cheated on me.”
“Yes.”
Julian sank to his knees.
The truth destroyed him.
He realized something far more painful than the lie itself.
Victoria hadn't needed to push Elena down the stairs.
She had pushed Julian toward the edge and trusted his rage to do the rest.
Julian covered his face.
“I almost killed my wife.”
Arthur looked at his son.
“You didn't almost lose her tonight, Julian.”
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He paused.
“You lost the man you thought you were.”
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