Chapter 16 - The Truth Exposed
The entire room fell into dead silence as the audio from the Ring camera played through the ballroom's high-end speakers:
"You little bitch! I hit you once and I'll hit you again!"
The journalists turned their cameras away from the stage and pointed them directly at Diane, whose face went completely white as her own voice boomed across the hall.
Ethan spoke into the microphone, his voice crisp and unwavering.
"For six years, I privately supported my mother and paid off her mortgage after her family suffered financial bankruptcy. I expected nothing in return except peace. On Christmas Day, after assaulting my wife in front of my daughter, she attempted to legally extort my family. Every document on this screen is verified court evidence from a dismissed lawsuit filed by her own attorney."
The lead reporter from the Columbus Dispatch turned to Diane. "Mrs. Vance! Is it true you signed a spousal waiver six years ago?"
"Is it true you hit his wife on Christmas?" another reporter shouted, crowding around her with microphones.
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Diane backed away, her hands shaking, her grand moment of public humiliation turning entirely against her. She looked around the room, searching for support, but even the fake podcast crew she hired was slowly backing away to avoid being associated with her.
She turned and fled out the double doors, tripping over her own coat as the press followed her into the lobby, filming her complete defeat.
