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    “My God—even Kolton Cooper’s own children have turned against him. That old monster has truly been abandoned by everyone.”


    “This is what real integrity looks like. Well done, Mr. and Miss Cooper. You have our support.”


    “What happened to udius? Why does he look so ill? After he stood up for Maiast time, he vanished from public view. There’s definitely more behind this.”


    Doubt followed just as quickly.


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    “Is this all an act? Cooper Group is copsing, and now they betray their own father. Isn’t this just self-preservation?”


    “You two deserve trophies for your performances. Enjoying Cooper Group’s benefits for years and now iming ignorance—who would believe that?”


    “They should be investigated thoroughly. They might be aplices jumping ship now that the tide has turned.”


    In truth, this was the final n udius and Kiley had prepared together. udius had anticipated this oue long ago. Kolton was finished, his crimes unforgivable and beyond any chance of redemption. Cutting ties was their only remaining option—the only way to preserve what little foundation was left of the Cooper family before it was consumed entirely. Beyond that, Kiley had genuinely known nothing, and udius himself had been far more victim than participant.


    On the live stream, Kiley recounted through reddened eyes how she had been targeted for assassination, and how her younger brother udius, after identally uncovering their father’s illegal operations, had been imprisoned and subjected to brutal torture.


    As the broadcast continued, more viewers poured in—including Maia. When udius’s bloodless face filled the screen, her heart clenched without warning.


    “Didn’t udius go to Otruitho? How did he end up like this?”


    Then his weak voice echoed through the screen once more. “If you don’t believe what we’ve said… then look at this.”


    Slowly, his trembling hands moved to the buttons of his hospital gown. He undid them one by one, then removed his shirt entirely.


    As the fabric fell away, the world seemed to go silent.


    What appeared was a body reduced to skin and bone—but that alone was not the most devastating sight. Across his chest and back ran brutal whip marks. Old scars twisted over his skin,yered and intertwined, while fresh wounds still seeped blood. These were the traces of torture inflicted by his own father, endured during the months he had been imprisoned inside the Cooper Estate.


    The image broke countless viewers, leaving them shattered in silence.


    Almost instantly, livements flooded the screen.


    “Oh my gosh—are those injuries on udius real? They don’t look like special effects at all.”


    A forensic expert weighed in shortly after. “Speaking as a forensic professional, I can say responsibly that those are old whip marks.”


    “Where are the people who insisted this was all acting? Say something now. Would udius really push himself this far just for a performance?”


    “There were rumors that udius was ‘banished’ to Otruitho, but it turns out he was actually under house arrest and being abused the entire time.”


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