Chapter 25 - THE GALA Elias made one final public appearance.

A Manhattan charity gala.
Hundreds of cameras.
Politicians.
Executives.
Witnesses.
Perfect.
Eleanor arrived wearing white.
Julian walked beside her.
The room fell silent.
Elias approached.
“You think public attention protects you?”
“No.”
Eleanor smiled.
“It protects everyone from you.”
Then every screen in the ballroom changed.
His financial records appeared.
Names.
Dates.
Transfers.
Evidence.
The room erupted.
Elias stared at Eleanor.
She whispered:
“You built your empire on secrets.”
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Then reporters surrounded him.
“So I took away the dark.”
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