SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 207

Stefan crouched behind a rusted shipping container at Pier 47, his breath forming small clouds in the cold night air. The abandoned waterfront stretched out before him like a graveyard of industrial dreams - broken concrete, twisted metal, and the constant sound of water lapping against rotting wooden posts.

His phone showed 11:58 PM. Alexander would arrive any moment for his meeting with the mysterious Guardian. Stefan adjusted the small camera he'd positioned to record whatever happened, making sure the night vision lens had a clear view of the meeting spot.

Footsteps echoed across the empty pier. Stefan pressed himself lower behind the container, watching as Alexander's familiar figure appeared under a flickering streetlight. Even from this distance, Stefan could see the tension in Alexander's posture, the way his shoulders hunched against both the cold and the weight of what he believed he was fighting for.

Alexander stopped at the designated meeting point and checked his watch. The wind off the water carried the sound of his nervous breathing, the tap of his foot against concrete as he waited.

More footsteps approached from the opposite direction. Stefan shifted position carefully, trying to get a better view without exposing himself. A second figure emerged from the shadows between two storage buildings.

Stefan's heart pounded as he raised his phone to record. Finally, he would see the face of the person who had been manipulating Alexander, who had destroyed his marriage to Camille, who had orchestrated the attacks on Kane Industries.

But as the figure stepped into the dim light, Stefan's hope turned to frustration. The Guardian wore a dark wool coat and a black ski mask that completely covered his face. Only his eyes were visible through the holes, and from this distance, even those were impossible to make out clearly.

"You're late," Alexander said, his voice carrying across the water.

"I had to make sure you weren't followed." The Guardian's voice was muffled by the mask, electronically distorted in a way that made it impossible to identify. "Did Richard Lewis convince you to abandon justice for his daughter's feelings?"

Stefan strained to hear every word, his phone recording both audio and video despite the poor lighting conditions.

"He tried. He showed me fake documents claiming my uncle was responsible for the factory deaths." Alexander's voice was bitter with anger. "He thinks I'm stupid enough to believe Victoria Kane's lies just because they're printed on official- looking paper."

"The Lewis family will say anything to protect their reputation. They've spent generations buying judges and senators to shield themselves from consequences." The Guardian moved closer to Alexander, his masked face impossible to read. "Are you ready to proceed with exposing their crimes?"

Stefan felt his jaw clench. The Guardian was still pushing Alexander toward attacking Camille's family, still feeding his rage with carefully crafted lies.

"I'm ready," Alexander said. "But I want to understand exactly what we're planning. You said we would expose Victoria's crimes publicly. How?"

shadows on his masked features. "Tomorrow morning, every major news outlet will receive a comprehensive package documenting Victoria Kane's cover-up of the Meridian Technologies factory

turned cold. The Guardian had created an entire false narrative, complete with fabricated evidence designed to

about the Lewis family?" Alexander

Senator Alvarez will have a choice. They can distance themselves from a mass murderer, or

"What consequences?"

His electronically distorted voice carried cold satisfaction. "By tomorrow

stood in his way. "And Camille?" Alexander's voice was quieter now, uncertain for the

Alexander flinch at those words, saw the moment when doubt

know about Victoria's crimes. She's innocent in all

during Victoria's hospitalization. She's been making decisions to protect the company

even closer, his masked presence intimidating despite Alexander being taller and younger. "Don't let sentiment cloud your judgment now. Your uncle deserves justice. Those seventeen

internal struggle play out in his body language. The man was

breaks? What if she wants to

ignore

to choose justice over family loyalty. When she calls tomorrow, crying and

Guardian handed Alexander a phone. "This contains everything you need. Press releases, media contacts, financial evidence. By dawn, the truth about Victoria

Guardian, but

"There's something else," the

been trying

communications. Sophist

government-level technology. Either the FBI is investigating us, or the Lewis family has hired serious

The Guardian

we be worried?"

someone is tracking us, they'll try to interfere with tomorrow's revelation. They'll try to stop justice from being served." The Guardian's voice carried menace. "We need to make sure that

"What do you mean?"

obstacles to exposing the truth. Anyone who tries to stop us from revealing Victoria Kane's crimes becomes

Guardian was talking about Camille, her parents, potentially even himself. This wasn't just