SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 74

Chapter 74

The ballroom fell

silent as Camille stepped onto the stage. The crystal chandeliers above cast a glow that seemed to highlight her transformation, her posture straight and confident, her chin raised, her eyes clear and focused. G

She took the microphone from Victoria, her fingers steady despite the hundreds of wide eyes fixed on her. Whispers

rippled through the crowd: "It can't be..." "She's dead..." "How is this possible?"

The faces that mattered most to her stood frozen in shock. Her mother clutched her father's arm, her mouth hanging open. Stefan had gone deathly pale, as if seeing a ghost. And Rose.... Rose's face had drain "Thank you all for coming tonight," Camille began, her voice carrying across the stunned silence. "Some of you knew me as Camille Lewis. Others have come to know me as Camille Kane. The truth is, I am bot She paused, allowing her words to sink in. Camera phones were raised throughout the ballroom, recording every moment. This was not just a private revelation; it would become public knowledge within minute "Eighteen months ago, I discovered divorce papers on my anniversary. My husband, Stefan Rodriguez..." she gestured toward him, and the crowd's eyes followed ".....had decided our marriage was over becau Stefan flinched visibly, taking a half-

step back as if trying to disappear into the crowd.

"What I didn't know then was that this wasn't a recent development. You see, Rose and Stefan had a relationship for years before I ever met him. I was simply a placeholder, a convenient detour on their path to "On the night I signed those divorce papers, something inside me broke. I thought I had lost everything. Little did I know that loss was just the beginning."

She looked directly at Rose now, whose face had shifted from shock to something darker, a mixture of rage and fear.

"After I left, I was attacked in a parking garage. Men who were hired to deliver a message. They beat me until I could barely stand. They told me to leave New York and never come back, that I wouldn't survive a

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Her mother let out a low moan, covering her mouth with trembling hands.

"I would have died that night if Victoria Kane hadn't found me." Camille turned to Victoria, who stood like a sentinel at the side of the stage. "She saved

me, not just by stopping the attackers, but by showing me that I could transform my pain into power."

Victoria gave her a subtle nod, her face showing rare public emotion.

"The question, of course, is who would want me gone so badly? Who would pay to have me attacked? Who would benefit most from my disappearance?"

to Rose, who had begun to back away, looking

Lewis arranged my murder," Camille stated, her voice cutting through

Chapter 74

the person who claimed

me, orchestrated an attack meant to frighten me into leaving or.... if necessary... ensure I never spoke

murmurs. Security guards subtly

"Bank transfers, phone records, testimony from the men who were hired. Everything has been provided to the district attorney's office." Rose lunged forward suddenly, her mask of sophistication entirely gone. "You lying bitch!" she screamed, her voice raw with fury. "You had everything! Everything was handed to you while I had to fight for scrap Security moved toward Rose, but Camille raised

keeping her voice steady. "But you plotted against me my entire life. You manipulated everyone around me. You took joy in my

wanted what should have been mine!" Rose shouted, tears streaming down her face now, smearing her perfect makeup. "Do you know what it's like to watch someone else live the life you deserved? I wa The ballroom

arranged for those men to scare you," Rose continued, past caring about the consequences of her confession. "You were supposed to run away, not die. And when your car was pulled from the river, I

ashen. "Rose... tell me this isn't true. Tell

never my sister. She was an obstacle, a roadblock standing between me and

Camille asked,

your family, your social standing.

toxic. "You told me Camille left because she couldn't handle us being together. You said she ran

it was convenient," Rose shot back. "Don't pretend you're innocent in this, Stefan. You were all too happy to move on with me the

watched the man she had once loved crumble under the weight of his guilt.

seeing him broken. Now, she felt nothing but a distant

father approached the stage, his shoulders hunched with shame. "Camille, my God... we didn't know. We should

firm. "You never saw me. Not really. And you certainly never saw

mother was weeping openly now. "Please, Camille. Please forgive us. We can

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Camille felt a flicker of her old self, the young woman who had always sought approval, who had always tried to keep the peace. But that woman was gone, burned

was now.

not possible," she said. "Camille Lewis died

the parking garage. The woman who

heir. That

can't just erase us!" her mother cried,

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