Chapter 4: The Network of Eyes
Just as Vanessa tried to spin another lie, Lily looked up at Julian, her large eyes wide. "There were other cameras, too."
Vanessa froze. "What?"
Julian stepped closer, his presence looming over her. "Did you really think I didn't know who you were, Vanessa? You spent the last six months trying to isolate me, trying to push out the people who actually care about me. You thought I was blind."
He gestured to the ceiling of the gazebo, then to the bushes, then to the light fixtures. "This garden is wired. Every room in the house is wired. I have footage of you stealing from the company, footage of you sabotaging Maria's work, and footage of every lie you’ve told since the day you moved in."
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The revelation washed over the crowd. This hadn't been a wedding; it had been an extraction. Julian had invited everyone—the board of directors, the business associates, the family—to witness not a union, but a termination.
Vanessa’s knees buckled. She realized then that she hadn't been playing a game of chess; she had been the pawn.
