CHAPTER 2 — The Name He Didn’t Know

The chaos inside the ballroom escalated into something primal.
People began recognizing my face—not as a victim…
…but as a name they should have feared.
Whispers spread through the crowd.
“She’s from the Whitlock family…”
“No… not them…”
“They control half the private security network in the country…”
The heir finally understood.
His arrogance cracked.
“That’s impossible,” he whispered. “You’re just a—”
“Just what?” I stepped closer.
A faint sound echoed through the system.
Files unlocking.
Records exposing.
Financial networks opening like wounds.
“I was the mistake you never checked before you attacked.”
Behind me, the main screen of the ballroom lit up.
His family’s company structure.
May you like
Line by line.
Exposed.