The Mistress
Michael had used to blackmail me was already neutralized.
I stepped onto the stage, walking toward Daniel as the “Black Ledger” began to scroll behind us—thousands of lines of embezzled funds, forged signatures, and the Macau gambling debts that had hollowed out the Blackwood soul.
“The truth is a foundation, Daniel,” I said, my voice carrying through the silent hall without the help of a microphone. “But you forgot one thing about foundations.”
I reached out and grabbed his hand, the one still clutching the useless remote. I squeezed it, leanng in close so only he could hear me over the gasps of the elite.