Semua Bab The Billionaire's Obsession -Claimed by Power : Bab 61 - Bab 67

Victoria's phone was ringing in the middle of the night, she heard it ring so loud like a speaker. She reached for it blindly,but her hand found King's chest instead. She realized he was already awake."Don't answer it," he said quietly.That made her eyes snap open. The clock on the bedside stool read 5:47 AM. Her phone rang again. Ngozi's name flashed on the screen."Something's wrong," Victoria whispered, already knowing it in her bones.King sat up anxiously,watching her take in callShe answered. "Ngozi?""Turn on your TV. Channel Seven." Ngozi's voice was cold, her. "I'm on my way to you."Victoria's hands trembled as she reached for the remote. King was already moving, putting on his clothes.The TV came on and Victoria's world shattered into a thousand pieces.The headline scrolled across the bottom of the screen in bold red letters: BREAKING NEWS: Senate Candidate's Hidden Secret Exposed-Exclusive Video Shows Victoria Sleepwalking.The footage was grainy showing Victoria in he

When they pulled up to the headquarters, Victoria saw that the media presence had somehow grown even larger. News vans lined the street with reporters and their cameras behind police barricades."Jesus Christ" Uche breathed. "Is this presidential press conference?""It might as well be," Ngozi said firmly. "Today will show the strength of Victoria in politics.""No pressure," Victoria muttered. King rubbed her hand one final time before they got out of the car. "You've got this. Just remember You're only explaining not apologising."Victoria nodded, took a deep breath and stepped out into the chaos.The conference room had been transformed into real chaos. Today she'd either rise from this scandal or get consumed by it.Mrs Esther was already there, standing beside with Uche. Her mother looked so pale, the worry etched deep in her face. But when she saw Victoria, she straightened her spine and gave her daughter a proud nod.I'm doing this for you too, Mom’ Victoria thought to herself.

They arrived at campaign headquarters fifteen minutes later.The building was buzzing with activity.She walked through the chaos like a ghost not responding to the congratulations and encouragement thrown her way. She just went straight to her private office and locked the door.Then she pulled out her phone and looked at the evidence again.It all looked real,but real didn't always mean true.Victoria opened her laptop and started digging. She pulled up King's company records, transaction histories and email account activity. If he had sent those emails, there would be traces beyond just the screenshots.She worked for thirty minutes, following digital breadcrumbs, checking cross-references, looking for anything that would prove or disprove the accusations.And slowly,she started to dot put the lines together.The emails had been sent from King's account, yes! but at 3 AM on Tuesday, King had been with her at the penthouse. She remembered that night clearly because she'd woken from a ni