Chapter 6 - The Unmasking on the Big Screen
“Mom, Dad, save your breath,” I said smoothly, raising a hand to stop their frantic protests. “You wanted a wedding everyone would remember, didn't you? Well, you’re about to get the performance of a lifetime.”
I nodded to Alden.
“Do it, Alden,” I instructed.
Alden swallowed hard, plugged his cable into the master AV console near the altar, and hit enter.
Instantly, the ambient romantic music cut out. In its place, the massive projector screen behind the altar flickered to life.
The room went dead silent as high-definition, crystal-clear video footage began to play.
It showed the grand marble staircase during the rehearsal dinner. Every guest in the room watched in stunned horror as Sutton deliberately tripped me, shoved her shoulder into my back, and sent me tumbling down the stone steps. The audio boomed through the high-end sound system: “It's just content! Fallon, why are you crying for attention?”
Gasps echoed through the ballroom. Several prominent board members from my father’s corporation covered their mouths in disbelief. Women turned away in shock.
Before my parents could even begin to stammer an excuse, the video cut seamlessly to the audio recording Alden had captured in the bridal suite—my father laughing about the illegal wire transfer, bragging about how my default on the cargo contract would hand the portfolio back to his firm on a silver platter.
My father lunged forward toward the console, his face purple with absolute panic. “Turn that off! It’s deepfake! It’s a malicious lie fabricated by a bitter, jealous daughter!”
“Is it?” Vesper stepped forward, his voice cutting through the panic like a razor blade. He held up a thick stack of certified financial documents and police warrants. “We also have bank records, forged digital signatures, and tax evasion audits proving that Stellin and Althia Vance have systematically embezzled over two hundred thousand dollars from Fallon’s independent engineering firm over the last six months.”
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The room erupted into absolute chaos. Investors shouted accusations, whispers flew between tables, and several business associates immediately stood up and headed for the exit, not wanting to be associated with a collapsing criminal enterprise.
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