Chapter 229

• ELORA
• The sun had barely dipped beneath the Manhattan skyline when I turned on the TV in my living room. The breaking news banner spread boldly across the screen, and I stared, numb, as Rowen Grayson’s face lit up the broadcast. It was surreal. After everything that had happened—after all the chaos, the lies, the betrayals—he had won.
• A reporter stood in front of the courthouse, speaking with a grave tone. "The charges against Mr. Rowen Grayson have been dropped after an independent investigation proved the allegations were false. In fact, substantial evidence points to Ethan Grayson orchestrating the false claim, using Melissa Grayson, the ex-wife of Rowen Grayson, as a puppet to carry out the scandal."