Chapter 121 Secrets Unveiled

• The files sat in front of me, the glossy sheen of damning photos and documents catching the light of my desk lamp. My hands trembled as I flipped through them, each page more incriminating than the last. Gabriel, my so-called partner, had been making backdoor deals that didn’t just threaten the empire we built together—they could destroy me completely.
• "Unbelievable," I muttered, my voice barely above a whisper.
• I shoved the chair back, and leapt upright, breaking the silence as the legs of the chair squealed against the floor. The betrayal stung, but the realization that I had been blind to it for so long burned even more.