Chapter 20 - The Dramatic Confrontation At The Altar Reaches Peak

The wedding bells at St. Patrick’s Cathedral never rang on Saturday morning, but the cameras of international news networks rolled.
Instead of a bride in a white gown walking down the aisle, federal marshals escorted Vanessa out in silver handcuffs.
Flashbulbs illuminated her furious face as she shielded her head from reporters shouting questions about corporate murder.
Nathan stood on the cathedral steps alongside me and little Sophia, watching the wreckage of the conspiracy fade into police sirens.
Sophia tugged gently on Nathan’s suit jacket, pointing up at the cathedral cross with a curious, innocent tilt of her head.
Nathan smiled warmly, lifting her up into his arms while I stood beside them with tears of profound relief in my eyes.
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The fourteen-day deadline had passed not in death or ruin, but in justice, truth, and an unbreakable new beginning.
The American media dubbed it the corporate trial of the decade, cementing Nathan Cole as a survivor who could not be broken.