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Chapter 69 -Just Getting Started
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The courthouse was unusually quiet that morning. Even the reporters out front kept their voices low, sensing the weight of the day ahead.Inside, Celeste sat at the same table she had all week, her fingers laced in her lap, nerves strung tight beneath the calm surface. Damien was beside her, scanning through his phone. Every now and then, he’d glance up, like he was ready to step in and catch her if anything fell apart. But she wasn’t breaking today.Sasha, her assisting publicist, leaned over from the row behind them. “The judge is reviewing in chambers. Might be another twenty minutes.”Celeste nodded. “Thanks.”Damien slid his phone onto the table, turning to her. “You didn’t sleep love.”“I did. Just, not deeply.”“You were dreaming. You called out once.”Her eyes flicked to him, surprised, but he didn’t press.The doors opened behind them. Kira Vasquez walked in quietly, eyes downcast beneath a knit beanie. She sat a few rows back, far enough to stay out of the spotlight, but clo
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The courtroom reconvened with a fresh charge in the air. As if everyone sensed that whatever came next wouldn’t just move the case forward, it would break it wide open.Celeste sat down slowly, her expression unreadable. Damien leaned in close. “She’s cracking.”“Not enough,” Celeste whispered. “But she’s close.”The judge looked over his glasses at the room, then nodded toward the prosecution.“We’ll resume with our next witness.”A man in his mid-thirties walked toward the stand. Sharp blazer. Thin-framed glasses. Calm face.“Please state your name and occupation.”“Julian Carter. I’m a digital compliance officer with Vireo Media.”Celeste blinked. Vireo was Veronica’s former PR firm. She felt Damien straighten beside her.“Mr. Carter,” the attorney began, “can you describe the nature of your role at Vireo during the time Ms. Hale was your client?”“I was responsible for overseeing campaign compliance. Making sure media releases, PR strategies, and all supporting content were legal,
Breaking The Spotlight Chapter 70 - The Weight Of Truth
The courtroom had that unnerving silence people usually associated with funerals, except here, the dead thing wasn’t a person. It was about trust, reputation and maybe even legacy.Celeste sat at the plaintiff’s table, spine straight but not stiff. Damien was beside her, silent, unreadable except for the barely-there movement of his thumb against his jaw. That was how she knew he was grinding his teeth. She didn’t look at him. If she did, she’d start absorbing his tension, and she needed to stay focused.The judge entered.“All rise.” The court marshall announced.They stood. Formalities began. Celeste barely heard them.Veronica Hale was seated just across the room. White suit. Perfect hair. Red lipstick. Displaying a performance of innocence and control. But Celeste could see the cracks now, how her fingers clutched the arm of her chair a little too tightly, how her lawyer kept glancing at her like she was a grenade with a faulty pin.The judge’s voice brought Celeste back.“We are
Breaking The Spotlight Chapter 69 -Just Getting Started
The shift didn’t happen overnight, but it came fast.Veronica Hale’s empire, once built on curated charm and strategic alliances, began to crumble like paper in the rain.First came the charity fraud investigation. The headlines were relentless: Exclusive: Financial Irregularities in Hale Foundation BooksWhere Did the Money Go? A Deep Dive Into Veronica Hale’s Charity ScandalAnd then the real knives came out, not from her enemies, but her friends. Former allies. Industry partners. Executives who had once smiled next to her on red carpets were now releasing carefully worded statements of deep concern.Projects she was attached to either paused or publicly dropped her name. She didn’t take it well.In a penthouse apartment across the city, Celeste stood at the windows watching the morning news cycle unravel it all. The TV played with the volume off, but the captions told the story loud and clear:Sources say Hale’s legal team is preparing for a multi-agency inquiry…“Is this really h
Breaking The Spotlight Chapter 68 - Keep Showing Up
The world held its breath. It was rare that the public felt so invested in one man’s paternity test, but Damien Sinclair was no ordinary man. He was the billionaire media titan. The face of Sinclair Media. And now, the accused father of a secret love child born out of betrayal.News channels ran endless loops of speculation. Talk shows dissected timelines. Anonymous sources popped out of nowhere to offer statements that were vague, shady, and mostly false.Celeste sat in the living room with her phone turned face-down. The TV was off. For once, she didn’t want to see the headlines. She didn’t want to feel the weight of the world’s gaze pressing down on her like it had when she was younger, when a scandal could undo her completely.Damien walked in, holding a manila envelope."It’s here," he said.Celeste stood. Her heartbeat stalled. She didn’t ask what it was. She knew.He opened the envelope slowly. Deliberately. Pulled out the papers. Read. Then looked up at her with a breath that
Breaking The Spotlight Chapter 67 - It Isn't True
Celeste read the words once. Then twice. The lines were sharp and sterile, the kind of legal phrasing that felt almost laughable if the implications weren’t so explosive.Claimant alleges Mr. Damien Sinclair engaged in a sexual relationship resulting in conception during the period of October 20XX. The minor, born July 20XY, is allegedly the biological child of the respondent...”She lowered the phone to her lap, blinking slowly. “Is this real?”Damien’s jaw was tight. He looked like he hadn’t even processed the shock yet. “It’s filed. Which means it’s been set in motion, even if it’s completely fabricated.”Celeste stood, pacing the room in tight, tense strides. “And the timing. Just after the interview airs? She waited for you to be humanized again, just so that she could weaponize your past.”“She’s trying to undermine everything you just earned,” Damien said, rising to his feet. “If the public starts to believe this, if they think I’ve been hiding a child for four years—”“They wo
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