Chapter 2 — The Billionaire They Never Knew
Chapter 2 — The Billionaire They Never Knew
Richard Sinclair turned slowly toward the guests.
His eyes swept across the ballroom.
"So..."
"This is how my daughter was treated."
No one answered.
No one dared.
He nodded once.
Every security officer immediately began locking down phones.
Laptops.
Security recordings.
No one would leave.
No one would erase what happened.
Damien finally recovered enough courage to shout.
"She's lying!"
"I've never heard of any Sinclair daughter!"
Richard smiled.
"That's because I spent twenty-eight years making sure you wouldn't."
The ballroom projector suddenly lit up.
Family photographs appeared.
Hospital records.
Birth certificates.
DNA reports.
Everything.
The screen showed a little girl.
Then a teenager.
Then the woman standing beside him.
Me.
"I changed my daughter's identity after an assassination attempt."
Richard's voice remained calm.
"I wanted her to build a life without my name."
He looked directly at Damien.
"You mistook humility..."
"...for weakness."
Damien's face turned white.
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His lawyer quietly slipped out of the crowd.
Only to discover every exit remained sealed.
