Chapter 71

Camille’s POV

I stood in Victoria’s office, staring at the meticulously crafted guest list on the desk between us. Names neatly typed in three columns, people whose lives would forever change in exactly two weeks’ time. Rose. Stefan. Fashion industry leaders. Business rivals. Society reporters. All unknowingly summoned to witness the final act of a drama two years in the making.

“Are you certain about this?” Victoria asked, her voice carrying none of its usual commanding certainty. “Once we take this step, there’s no going back.”

I traced my finger down the list, stopping at Richard and Margaret Lewis. The parents who had raised me, then forgotten me when Rose’s manipulation had proven more compelling than their love.

“I’m certain,” I said, surprised by the steadiness in my voice. “It’s time for everyone to know the truth.”

After two years of careful planning, of strategic destruction, of watching from the shadows as Rose’s empire crumbled piece