“Hello, Ethan,” Damian said, stepping into the restroom and letting the door swing shut behind him."Ready for the show?”He moved closer, his footsteps echoing off the tiled walls.The confident swagger in his walk was like he owned the room.“You know, I have to admit,” he said, stopping a few feet away, “watching you play the loyal son-in-law out there was quite entertaining.”Ethan’s face remained neutral as he continued wiping egg from his collar.In the mirror, he could see Damian’s reflection—that same arrogant posture, that same smug expression that had always irritated him.“I didn’t think you’d have the guts to show your face here,” Ethan said without turning around.Damian leaned against the wall in front of Ethan, crossing one leg over the other in a casual stance.His hands disappeared into his pockets.“I was there during your little interview with the reporters,” he said, his voice dripping with amusement."Quite a display, I’ll give you that.”Ethan tilted his head sli

Gasps rippled through the gallery, followed by a wave of whispers as people recognized the first witness: Peter Brennan, former executive of Aurelius Transportation Group, who was among those whose atrocities were exposed by Magnus and had been imprisoned at the Western River Correctional Facility.His face had been splashed across every newspaper.“Is that… Peter Brennan?”“The corrupt executive who was just sentenced last month!”“Why would someone like him be testifying for Magnus who sent him to prison?"Someone in the back audibly muttered, “What’s he doing here? Shouldn’t he be in prison?”“My God, if he’s involved in this case too…”Behind him walked Warden Fletcher.Someone pointed at him. "And who's the other guy?"Judge Harrison banged his gavel sharply. "Order in the court!”The whispers cut off instantly, the gavel’s echo reverberating like thunder as they flinched back in their seats.Damian’s jaw tightened as the two men walked past him. They didn’t flinch, didn’t even

“Mr. Brennan,” the defence attorney addressed Peter directly, “can you tell this court what happened to you and your fellow inmates on Tuesday, August 15th, 2025, when Mr. Hayes visited the prison all of you were detained at?”Peter shifted in the witness stand, his hands gripping the wooden rail. “Damian Hayes came to see me and every other former Aurelius Conglomerate and its subsidiaries’ executives in our prison, including the women in the women’s section, inviting us to a makeshift room—not a cell block or office,” Peter began, his voice steady.He paused, swallowing hard before continuing. “Life had been hell for all of us since we got locked up. We were getting bullied constantly by the other inmates—beaten up during meals, having our stuff destroyed, getting cornered in the showers. Some of the guards were just as bad, turning off the lights during our sleep, putting us in solitary for made-up reasons. We couldn’t even use the phones without someone threatening us or demandin

The courtroom went dead silent when the recording exposed the truth—it was the shareholders who had been behind the atrocities. In the tape, Mr. Richard told Damian that they had exactly what he needed to bring Magnus down, if he knew how to use it.When Mr. Richard listed them, he asked Damian if he had heard about any of them them, which Damian admitted he hadn't."Of course you haven’t, because only a handful of people on earth know about them. Even Magnus, who sits at the head of these companies, doesn’t know they exist.” Mr. Richard had revealed."How is that possible? How could Magnus not know about criminal operations in his own companies?” Damian had asked Mr. Richard in confusion."Because he didn’t start them. It was his late brother who initiated these operations during his tenure as CEO before his death. Our parents—who left us their shares—started these illegal activities with him.""They passed down the information to us, and that’s how we’ve been secretly exploiting th

Back in the courtroom, Judge Harrison returned to his bench with a solemnity that commanded absolute silence. The packed gallery held its collective breath as he adjusted his glasses and reviewed his notes one final time.“After careful consideration of all evidence presented,” he began, “this court finds that the charges against Magnus Aurelius are not only unsubstantiated, but appear to be the result of a deliberate conspiracy to frame an innocent man.”The courtroom remained eerily quiet, hanging on every word.“The audio recording, witness testimony, and documentary evidence clearly demonstrate that Mr. Aurelius had no knowledge of, participation in, or control over the criminal activities detailed in this case. These operations were initiated before his tenure as Chairman and continued without his awareness through an elaborate conspiracy involving shareholders and corrupt officials.”His voice grew stronger. “Therefore, this court hereby orders the immediate release of Magnus A