Chapter 345
Chapter 345:
A hush swept over the crowd, their shock painted on every face.
The messages depicted Dotson as an obsessed fool, desperately seeking Latonia’s favor.
Throughout Latonia’s prolonged absence, which spanned over a hundred days, his messages grew increasingly desperate, cluttered with incessant entreaties for just a single reply. This was a stark contrast to the composed, sophisticated image he maintained on stage.
“How did you get those? What have you done to Latonia?” Dotson turned to the backstage crew, panic edging his command. “Shut it down! Turn off the screen, now!”
“Sorry, that’s not possible.” Sierra emerged, her stance bold and her smirk pronounced. “Your tech crew? They’re under our thumb now. This stage? We own it.”
Dotson’s complexion turned ashen. He lunged toward the screen, intent on turning it off himself, but a formidable presence blocked his path.
Costello didn’t even need to gesture; a piercing gaze from him was sufficient to immobilize Dotson.
“Feeling a bit flustered, are we? Why, though?” Janice taunted, her arms folded, her gaze piercing as she observed his discomfort. “Weren’t you just proclaiming your role here to pass judgment? Let’s see how you fare under the scrutiny of the spotlight.”
“Enough!” Connor erupted, his eyes blazing with fury as he fixed his stare on Janice. “This has escalated beyond reason. Whatever mistakes Dotson may have committed, he remains your brother.”
“Enough!” Janice retorted sharply, her voice cutting through the air like a knife. “How many times must I clarify? I am no longer a member of this family. The papers were signed; it’s final.”
Her piercing gaze swept defiantly across the assembled crowd. “Wasn’t it Dotson who demanded my public judgment? Very well then. Let the proceedings commence, but it is he who will find himself under scrutiny.”
Abruptly, a spotlight snapped into place above Dotson.
He winced, attempting to dodge the relentless beam, yet it pursued him doggedly, casting his expressions of panic and humiliation for everyone to witness.
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“Dotson, perhaps it’s time you disclose the truth to your fans—that the three bestseller novels you so proudly claim were actually stolen from me?” Janice taunted.
“What’s going on? Dotson plagiarized? Seriously?”
“Hold on, you’re saying Janice, who claims Dotson stole her work, is actually Latonia? That Dotson plagiarized from…?”
“I don’t understand. What’s really happening here?”
The harsh spotlight bore down on Dotson as the audience held their collective breath, hungry for his response.
“Absolute nonsense!” Dotson’s voice cracked like thin ice, jaw clenched in barely contained fury. “I’ve never plagiarized anything in my life. Now you’re masquerading as Latonia to destroy my reputation? What are you really—”
“Still living in denial, are we?” A serpentine smile played across Janice’s lips as she snapped her fingers. Sierra caught the signal, flashing a quick “OK” before vanishing backstage.
Moments later, a massive projection flickered to life.
With deliberate grace, Janice raised her phone for everyone to see. “Ladies and gentlemen, what you’re seeing is my personal device, broadcast live for complete transparency. Now…”
Her fingers danced across the screen as she opened her email app and logged in with practiced ease.
The audience watched, transfixed, as she entered her password and completed the facial recognition scan. The realization of what she was proving dawned on them slowly.
There, in crisp digital clarity, was her inbox—and at the top, the name that changed everything: Latonia.
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