Daniel looked down, unable to meet Jonathan’s eyes.
Jonathan addressed the guests next:
“Anyone who recorded her will erase the footage now.
My legal team is outside. If a single clip appears anywhere…”
He paused.
“…I will take action on every individual involved.”
Chairs shifted. Phones lowered instantly.
Evelyn whispered, “We… we didn’t know who she was.”
“That’s exactly the issue,” Jonathan replied.
“You believed her worth depended on the family she came from.”’
Maya’s Choice
Outside, Maya sat in the warm SUV, staring at the ballroom doors through blurry eyes.
She didn’t want to hurt anyone.
She didn’t want revenge.
She only wanted dignity.
A voice.
Her life back.
Jonathan stepped into the cold night and walked toward her.
He opened the door and knelt slightly to meet her gaze.
“Maya,” he asked gently, “how should this end?”
Because now the power was hers.
And the Harrington family — the people who once believed they were above everyone — waited in silence for her answer.
The Final Question
Should Maya ask her father to bring the Harrington legacy to its knees?
Or make them issue a public apology… and live every day with the weight of the shame they tried to cast on her?
