Chapter 2: The Fall of the Matriarch
Chapter 2: The Fall of the Matriarch
The Pierce Corporation boardroom had never been so quiet.
Executives stared as Christopher entered holding a thick folder.
Estelle sat confidently at the opposite end of the table.
"You've embarrassed this family enough," she said coldly.
Christopher didn't answer.
Instead...
He pressed a button.
Juliette's recorded confession filled the room.
Then came Estelle's unmistakable voice.
"Make sure the little problem never reaches the lawyers."
Several directors gasped.
One slowly removed his glasses.
Another lowered his head in disbelief.
Estelle remained expressionless.
Until Christopher revealed the final document.
Rachel Monroe's original DNA report.
Emma Pierce.
His biological daughter.
His legal heir.
Every lie collapsed at once.
Estelle suddenly stood.
"That recording was manipulated!"
Christopher calmly placed another folder on the table.
"The forensic laboratory has already authenticated it."
The chief legal officer cleared his throat.
"Mrs. Pierce... this evidence has also been delivered to the district attorney."
For the first time in decades...
Fear appeared in Estelle's eyes.
Police officers entered the boardroom.
"Estelle Pierce..."
"You are under arrest for conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, witness intimidation, and financial fraud."
She looked desperately toward Christopher.
"You would destroy your own mother?"
Christopher answered without emotion.
"No."
"You destroyed yourself the moment you chose money over my daughter."
As the officers escorted Estelle away...
No one stood.
No one defended her.
The woman once feared by an entire empire walked out alone.
Outside the courthouse...
News cameras flashed endlessly.
The mighty Pierce matriarch had fallen.
But inside Christopher's heart...
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Only one thing mattered.
Getting home to Emma.
