Chapter 3: The Founder Returns
Chapter 3: The Founder Returns
Every television screen in the ballroom flickered to life.
The logo EXCAN rotated once before switching to a live security feed.
An elderly man appeared.
His silver hair was neatly combed, his expression calm, almost disappointed.
"Dad..." the woman said softly.
Gasps spread through the room.
The groom staggered backward.
"No..."
The old man looked directly into the camera.
"My name is Richard Hale."
"For twenty-five years, the world believed I sold EXCAN Security."
"I didn't."
"I simply disappeared to discover who would betray my family once they thought I was powerless."
The ballroom fell completely silent.
Richard's eyes shifted toward the groom.
"Congratulations."
"You found my daughter."
"You earned her trust."
"And then you attempted to steal the company by marrying her."
The groom's face drained of color.
"This is a misunderstanding—"
"It isn't."
Every monitor switched to recorded footage.
Private meetings.
Forged contracts.
Secret bank transfers.
Bribes.
Hidden conversations.
Every betrayal appeared in crystal-clear detail.
Guests who had applauded the groom only minutes earlier slowly stepped away from him.
His business partners did the same.
One by one...
He stood alone.
The bride looked at him without anger.
Only disappointment.
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"I never needed someone to rescue me."
"I needed everyone to see who you really were."
