Chapter 4: The Collapse of the Dynasty
The trial was a slaughter. With the evidence from the watch and the internal logs found in the vault, Eleanor’s defense crumbled within an hour.
Alistair didn't testify for her. He testified against her. He stood on the stand and detailed the systematic erosion of his identity, the way she had woven a web of lies so tight he could barely breathe.
Outside the courthouse, the media frenzy was uncontrollable. The "Titan of Industry" had been humbled, but in the process, he had been reborn. He used the remaining vestiges of his fortune to track down the victims Eleanor had suppressed, including Julian’s family.
