Chapter 123. Fall of a Queen (2)

Third-Person POV

Moments later, the hearing was concluded and adjourned till another date due to the new evidence presented. The new discovery had shifted the case in an unexpected direction.

Elizabeth remained restless. Her mind was a whirlwind of panic. She had spent the past hours calling every powerful connection she’d ever helped, every favor she was owed. One by one, they turned her down. Yet she refused to give up.

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Art Gallery Office

Elizabeth stood in the middle of her office, the thick soundproof walls swallowing the noise of the bustling world outside. Her chest heaved as she stared at the wide screen streaming the trial replay. She’d been watching it over and over again, desperate to pinpoint where it all began to crumble. Where her world had turned on her without a warning.

But no matter how much she replayed it, she couldn’t find the answer.

Her palms were sweaty. Her lipstick was smeared. Her carefully styl