Without waiting for a reply, Liora gave a sharp nod to the bodyguard behind her. "Play the recording."
The bodyguard moved instantly. In under sixty seconds, the massive central screen flared to life, projecting crystal-clear footage of every damning word exchanged between Liora and Lila moments earlier.
Lila's face went deathly pale. Her entire body trembled violently, and her damsel-in-distress act evaporated instantly. She clawed at Killian's sleeve, voice shaking. "Killian, this isn't real... She's framing me!"
Every twisted contour of Lila's expression burned into Killian's vision. For the first time, revulsion flashed across his face as he wrenched his arm away.
His gaze locked onto Liora, a storm of guilt, shock, and something raw—panic, perhaps—churning in his eyes. For the fir
