Victoria Calls It Protection
Chapter 08 - Victoria Calls It Protection
Victoria held a press conference outside Ashford Manor.
She claimed Noah’s injury caused severe confusion and that private treatment protected him from exploitation.
She described Elena as an ambitious employee who began a relationship with an impaired heir.
Edited photographs showed Elena working at hotel events while Noah watched her.
The family’s message was clear:
The maid had trapped the billionaire’s son.
Noah released a recorded statement from the clinic.
“I investigated Elena before I trusted her accounting. I married her after I trusted her character.”
He described the secret audit, the marriage, and Victoria’s pressure to abandon both.
Daniel opened corporate email archives.
They showed Noah sending warnings months before the yacht fire.
Daniel had replied only once:
LET VICTOR HANDLE IT. MOM SAYS YOU NEED REST.
The message became public.
Daniel did not deny it.
“I helped silence my brother by treating his concerns as an inconvenience,” he said.
Victoria accused Daniel of betraying the family to save his reputation.
He answered:
“Our reputation was built with money taken from workers and children.”
The press conference ended when Ortiz served Victoria with a warrant for financial records and unlawful confinement.
Victoria’s attorneys offered a settlement.
She would recognize Elena’s marriage and release Noah’s shares if the family avoided criminal proceedings.
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Elena refused.
“The marriage was always real. Noah’s freedom was always his. You cannot offer what you stole as payment for silence.”
