Chapter 115: The Truth They Can Prove
The room did not feel the same anymore.
Not after the video.
Not after the realization that the past was no longer behind them, but weaponized and placed directly in front of them.
Scarlett stood near the table, her phone resting face down now, as if turning it away could delay the damage spreading outside those walls.
It did not.
But it gave her a second to think.
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Julian had not moved far.
He stood across from her, one hand resting against the edge of the table, his posture still composed, but the sharpness in his gaze had deepened.
This was no longer reaction.
This was calculation.
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Rachel's voice broke the silence.
"I have already started tracing the metadata of the video."
Scarlett looked up.
"Can you find where it came from?"
Rachel nodded slightly.
"If it was altered or staged, there will be traces."
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Scarlett exhaled slowly.
"Good."
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Julian's voice followed, calm but firm.
