Part 7: The truth destroys a kingdom.
Part 7: The truth destroys a kingdom.
The massive fifty-foot LED screen behind the podium flickered to life.
The auditorium went completely, hauntingly silent as the clear, crisp video played. The high-definition camera captured every single detail: Victoria forcefully grabbing my jaw, her cruel voice echoing through the speakers: "Drink it! A country bumpkin like you will never carry a Bennett heir!"
The crowd gasped in collective horror. Reporters dropped their notebooks; camera operators froze in place.
The video continued, showing Maria bravely pulling me away, Ethan rushing through the doors, the glass shattering, and the shocking slap that followed. The audio was crystal clear, capturing Victoria’s cold, unhinged ranting about "lowborn blood" and her desperate attempt to force an abortion on an innocent woman.
In the front row, Victoria looked as if she had been turned to stone. The fake tears dried up instantly. Her face turned a horrific, pale shade of green as she realized that millions of people across the world were watching her true, monstrous nature exposed in real-time.
The live online chat on the news broadcast exploded:
"OH MY GOD! She tried to force an abortion?!"
"She’s a monster! Arrest her!"
"Ethan was protecting his wife and baby!"
"APOLOGIZE TO LILY!"
Ethan paused the video, letting the shocking image of Victoria holding the glass of pills remain frozen on the giant screen behind him.
He looked directly at the board of directors, whose faces were pale with absolute embarrassment and horror.
"My mother did not come to my house to reason with us," Ethan said, his voice ringing with absolute authority. "She came to murder my child. And when she failed, she used the national media to slander the innocent woman I love."
Ethan stepped away from the podium, walking down the stairs toward the front row. He stopped right in front of Victoria, who was shaking uncontrollably under the glare of a dozen news cameras.
Two uniformed police officers, who had been waiting quietly near the side entrance, stepped forward.
"Victoria Bennett," Detective Miller announced, stepping into the camera frame. "You are under arrest for attempted forced termination of pregnancy, aggravated physical assault, and filing a false police report."
The officers grabbed Victoria by her arms, snapping steel handcuffs around her manicured wrists.
Victoria looked around frantically, searching for help, but every single board member, reporter, and spectator turned their backs on her in disgust.
"Ethan! Please!" Victoria shrieked, her voice cracking as she was dragged toward the aisle. "I am your mother! You can't do this to me! Lily, tell him!"
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I stood beside Ethan, holding his hand tightly, looking at her with quiet, dignified sorrow. "You did this to yourself, Victoria."
The crowd erupted into wild applause and cheers as the police dragged Victoria out of the auditorium into the waiting patrol cars outside.
