Chapter 8 - THE VIDEOAt 5:00 PM, Houston watched.
The ballroom appeared on television.
Alan smiled.
Clifford stood quietly.
Alan approached.
The conversation played.
The forged document appeared.
Then came the slap.
A sharp sound.
Silence.
Two hundred guests stared as Alan struck an elderly man who never raised a hand.
The video continued.
Alan threatened Clifford.
He demanded the ranch.
He called him an old fool.
Then the footage ended.
The news anchor sat speechless.
The public reaction was immediate.
Phones exploded.
Social media filled with outrage.
Alan's public relations firm dropped him.
The civil lawsuit collapsed.
Within hours, the story had changed completely.
Clifford was no longer the dangerous old man.
Alan was the liar.
The predator.
The man who had tried to steal a family legacy.
And somewhere in Houston, Alan watched the broadcast alone.
He stared at his own face on television.
Then he threw the remote against the wall.
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His mask was gone.
There was only fear left.
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