Chapter 13 - Adrian Confronts Celeste With Irrefutable Digital And Physical Proof
The heavy steel door of the visitation room clicked open, and Adrian Vale walked in wearing his signature tailored charcoal suit.
He did not look angry; his expression was chillingly calm, holding a pristine manila envelope bearing the Vale Meridian corporate seal.
Celeste looked up, hope briefly flickering in her desperate eyes before she saw the cold, unyielding deadness in Adrian’s gaze.
“Adrian! Please, you have to listen to me! They forced me into this! Vanguard threatened my family if I didn't get close to you!” she lied.
Adrian slid the manila envelope across the steel table, letting it rest right in front of her trembling, cuffed hands.
“Vanguard executives were arrested twenty minutes ago, Celeste. And they handed over every single recorded phone call of yours,” Adrian said.
Celeste opened the folder with trembling fingers, pulling out transcripts of her boasting about how easy it was to manipulate him.
“You never loved me. You loved the ring, the wealth, and the power sitting behind the iron gates of my estate,” Adrian stated flatly.
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“I can change, Adrian! We can still fix this! Please don't let them put me away!” she sobbed, clawing at the glass divider.
Adrian turned on his heel without uttering another word, walking out of the visitation room and closing the heavy door behind him.
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