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CHAPTER 166 One Week After Sentencing - Toriaga Group Headquarters The boardroom on the sixtieth floor had been completely transformed since Nikolai's reign. Gone were the oppressive dark woods and imposing portraits of stern-faced Toriaga ancestors. Sandy had ordered a complete renovation. floor-to-ceiling windows now flooded the space with natural light, the furniture was modern and collaborative rather than intimidating, and the overall atmosphere felt more like a dynamic tech startup than a stuffy corporate empire. Today, the board had assembled for a historic vote. Sandy stood at the head of the table. Around the table sat twelve board members, a combination of longtime Toriaga Industries executives and new appointments Sandy had carefully vetted for their integrity and vision rather than their willingness to maintain the status quo. Tiana sat in the observer section, her pregnancy making the boardroom chairs increasingly uncomfortable at eight months along. Nikolai had want
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CHAPTER 165 Two Weeks Later - Verdict Day The jury deliberated for eight hours. Eight hours during which Tiana, Nikolai, and Sandy sat in a private room adjacent to the courthouse, waiting for word that a decision had been reached. They'd been warned it could take days as murder trials often resulted in lengthy deliberations as jurors worked through complex evidence and legal instructions. But eight hours suggested the jury found the case straightforward. The question was whether that worked in Eva's favor or against her. At 4:47 PM, Amanda Laurie's assistant knocked on the door. "We have a verdict. Judge Andersen is reconvening in fifteen minutes." They filed back into the courtroom which was now even more packed than during the trial, every seat filled with reporters and observers eager to hear the outcome of Velmore's trial of the century. Eva was already at the defense table, looking smaller somehow, as if the weight of the proceedings had physically diminished her. She di
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Chapter 164 "And it's true that your father's will left the majority of his fortune in trust for her and your children?" Nikolai's expression became guarded. "That's correct." "So your wife benefited enormously from George's death and the timing of his will change. Doesn't that give her, and by extension you, motive to want Eva convicted of murder? To ensure she can't contest the will or make any claim to the estate?" "Objection!" Amanda was on her feet. "This is outrageous. Mr. Carlisle is suggesting the witness and his wife conspired to frame the defendant…" "I'm simply exploring potential bias," Carlisle said smoothly. "Approach," Judge Andersen ordered, and both lawyers went to sidebar for a heated whispered discussion Tiana couldn't hear but could easily imagine. Finally, they returned to their positions. "Objection sustained," the judge said. "Mr. Carlisle, you will not imply conspiracy without evidence to support such claims. Move on." Carlisle looked frustrated but nod
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Chapter 163 Amanda pulled out a document. "Mr. Toriaga, I'm showing you what's been marked as Prosecution Exhibit 47. Can you identify this?" "It's the autopsy report on my father. The independent one my sister commissioned after his death." "And what did this autopsy reveal?" "That my father had been poisoned with thallium over an extended period. That his death wasn't natural but was caused by deliberate, repeated administration of a toxic substance." The jury was leaning forward now, attentive despite having heard versions of this information from medical experts. But hearing it from the victim's son carried different weight. "When did you first learn about this report?" Amanda asked. "My sister showed it to me about three months after my father's death. We met at a pier in Velmore, and she presented the evidence which included the toxicology results, the physical indicators of thallium poisoning, everything that proved Dad hadn't died naturally." "And what was your reactio
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CHAPTER 162 Five Months Later - Velmore County Courthouse The media circus had been building for weeks. Every major news outlet had descended on Velmore for what they were calling "The Trial of the Decade". Eva Toriaga, a prominent socialite and matriarch of one of California's wealthiest families, is accused of poisoning her husband over the course of two months in a calculated plot to prevent him from changing his will. The courthouse steps were lined with reporters, their cameras and microphones forming a gauntlet that anyone entering the building had to navigate. Protesters held signs with some supporting Eva ("Innocent Until Proven Guilty!"), others demanding justice ("Justice for George!"). The whole spectacle felt obscene to Tiana, this reduction of George's murder to entertainment, to clickable headlines and cable news debates. But there was no avoiding it. The trial was happening, and Nikolai had to testify. Today. Tiana sat in the back of the town car, watching Nikol
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Tiana, if you're reading this, I am sorry I did not protect you better while I lived. I allowed Eva to undermine you, allowed Nikolai to take you for granted, yet I did my best to make you as comfortable as I could. This is my attempt to make amends for what your teenage pregnancy stole from you. You have the resources now to build whatever future you want for yourself and your children. Use them wisely. And know that I always saw your worth, even when I failed to defend it. Sandy, my brilliant daughter, take the company and make it better than I ever could. Your startup will change lives, and now you have access to personnel and the resources to do it properly. I am so proud of the woman you've become. To my family as a whole: Eva's arrest for my murder will likely come shortly after my death, as I hope this letter can serve as evidence and testimony that will make her guilt clear. Do not mourn what she was. Mourn instead what she could have been if she had chosen love over contro
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CHAPTER 83Tiana walked back to her office with the measured steps of someone carrying a secret too fragile to drop. The hallway lights buzzed overhead, but she barely noticed. Her skin still tingled where Ryan’s thumb had brushed her cheek, where their breaths had mingled in that suspended second
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He didn’t stop until the last tremor faded, licking her through the aftershocks until she was whimpering, and oversensitive.When he rose over her again, his mouth was slick, eyes dark with hunger. Tiana pulled him down, kissing him fiercely, tasting herself on his tongue. Her hands slid down his c
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CHAPTER 82Nikolai pushed through the revolving doors of Lancaster Group with the force of a man escaping a cage. The midday sun hit him like a slap, but it did nothing to cool the fire licking through his veins. The meeting replayed in parts—Tiana’s voice cutting through the room like silk over st
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CHAPTER 85The drive from St. Meredith Hospital to uptown Velmore unfolded in heavy silence. Indy kept both hands steady on the wheel of her white Audi, eyes locked on the road ahead as the city lights streaked past in sharp lines of gold and white. Nikolai sat in the passenger seat, jacket folded
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