Bound tightly by the guards, Lenora still refused to admit the truth. She held her head high, putting on an innocent face, insisting she knew nothing at all.
"I truly don't know anything! I had no idea about any of it, none of this has anything to do with me! You can't treat me like this! I'm innocent!"
Caelum stood before her, his presence cold and terrifying. "You lived comfortably for years on money earned through corruption and crime. And now you stand there and claim you knew nothing? Do you really think playing the helpless victim will still work for you?"
He gave a cold nod toward his assistant. The assistant tapped the tablet and pulled up security footage.
The screen showed clearly, Lenora had pushed Gideon down the stairs herself.
Caelum spoke, his voice low and heavy. "You
