She Humiliated a Young Maid With Scalding Coffee, Then the Man She Planned to Marry Quietly Removed His Ring and Destroyed Her Perfect Future Forever

The next 48 hours were a masterclass in mafia warfare. Julian didn't use guns this time; he used the very system Richard Sterling claimed to control.

Sophia, resting in the safest wing of the Rossi manor, refused to stay in bed. She sat with a laptop on her lap, digging into the digital footprint of the Sterling family. With Julian’s vast network of informants and Sophia’s brilliant financial mind, they found the holy grail.

"Here," Sophia said, pointing to the screen as Julian stood behind her, his hand resting reassuringly on her shoulder. "Senator Sterling has been embezzling campaign funds through a Cayman Island shell company. The exact same route he uses to launder his smuggling money."

Julian smirked. "Can you package it?"

"I can send it directly to the FBI, the IRS, and the New York Times simultaneously," Sophia said, her fingers flying across the keys. "It’s undeniable proof. He's looking at twenty years in federal prison."

"Send it," Julian said.

By noon the next day, the news networks were exploding. The FBI raided Senator Sterling’s office and penthouse on live television. Richard was led out in handcuffs, his political career destroyed in a matter of hours. Victoria, still recovering in the hospital with a wired jaw, was slapped with federal conspiracy charges.