Victoria looked directly at them.
And smiled.
Slow. Dangerous.
“Today is a special day,” she continued. “Because everything that begins… can also end.”
The room fell silent.
“Three years ago, everything that mattered to me was taken,” she said, her gaze never leaving them. “And today… I’m here to make you answer for it.”
Adrian clenched his jaw.
“You have nothing,” he said sharply. “No proof.”
Victoria tilted her head slightly.
“Are you sure?”
She lifted her hand.
Behind her, the giant screen flickered to life.
Adrian’s face changed instantly.
Vanessa stumbled backward.
“No… that’s not possible…”
Victoria stepped forward.
“This is only the beginning.”
But before anything more could unfold—
The doors burst open.
A man rushed inside, breathless.
“Miss Hale—there’s something urgent!”
Victoria frowned.
“What is it?”
The man hesitated.
“One of the children… might still be alive.”
