Chapter 99 The Reckoning

• The courtroom was a battlefield, but the weapons here weren’t guns or knives. They were words, accusations, and the power to destroy reputations with a single sentence. Ethan sat at the defense table, his suit crisp but his expression grim. Across from him, the prosecution loomed like vultures circling a fresh kill.
• The lead prosecutor, a sharp-eyed woman named Janine Calloway, rose from her seat. “Mr. Whitaker,” she began, her voice clipped, “you stand accused of orchestrating fraudulent deals, embezzlement, and insider trading. The evidence against you is overwhelming.”
• Ethan kept his expression impassive. He knew they wanted him to break. “I deny all charges.”