?Chapter 1527:


    The camera jolted violently several times, apanied by a sharp, grating crackle. After a few seconds, the picture finally steadied. Behind the two figures stretched a nk white wall, stripped of any decoration, its emptiness pressing in with a suffocating sense of confinement.


    Kiley’s hair was loosely tied at the back of her head. Her face was drawn, her cheeks hollow, her eyes deeply sunken. She was no longer the proud and untouchable daughter of the Cooper family, once admired across Wront’s elite circles. Now she looked startled and exposed, like someone caught with nowhere left to run.


    Beside her sat udius in a loose blue-and-white striped hospital gown, his body so thin it barely resembled the man people remembered. His cheekbones stood out sharply, his eyes hollowed, giving him an almost skeletal appearance. Hisplexion was deathly pale, and his lips were cracked and drained of all color.


    “Hello, everyone. I am Kiley Cooper.”


    “And I am… udius Cooper.”


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    They spoke in turn. udius’s voice was barely above a whisper, as though each word had cost him thest of his strength.


    Kiley drew a deep breath. Her hands trembled as she lifted a silver sh drive. The small metal object caught the light, reflecting a cold glimmer—as if it carried a burden far heavier than its size suggested.


    “In our hands, we hold irrefutable evidence of Kolton Cooper and his criminalwork. As his children, we feel profound shame and pain. But for the sake of justice, and for the innocent people who suffered, we have chosen to step forward and expose all of Kolton’s crimes.”


    Their appearance ignited an immediate storm online. Across every corner of Wront, people who had once depended on Cooper Group—or been crushed by it—were glued to their screens. The live stream’s viewership surged past one million within minutes, overwhelming the servers and causing them to crash briefly.


    In a dpidated budget hotel, Marianay wrapped in a damp, mold-scented nket. Only moments earlier she had been clinging to fantasies of Cooper Group’s revival. Now, staring at her phone, her pupils widened and her fingernails dug viciously into the sheets.


    “They’ve lost their minds—both of them!” Mariana shrieked, hurling her phone onto the bed. “That’s our father! What do you gain by destroying the Cooper family? You traitors! If you’re bent on dying, don’t drag me down with you!”


    Fear and fury consumed her, though none of it came from any sympathy for Kolton. What she mourned was her own copse—the loss of her identity as the daughter of a powerful family.


    With the blow delivered by udius and Kiley, the Cooper family’s future was effectively erased. There would be no recovery.


    At udius’s vineyard, Mnie stared at the screen, her body shaking as she took in his gaunt appearance. “How did things end up like this?” She turned to her father, Hurst, who looked equally stunned. “Dad, did you know anything about this?”


    “I’m not sure,” Hurst replied grimly, his voice low and heavy. “But I always knew Kolton was involved in underhanded dealings. The Cooper family… is finished this time.”


    Meanwhile, the live stream’s viewership exploded past one hundred million,ments flooding in like a tide.


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