The Thorne Heiress Unveiling Shadow novel Chapter 76

The first rays of dawn were beginning to slice through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Kaelen's office, but neither of them noticed. The quiet hum of the servers was the only sound, a stark contrast to the storm of information unfolding on the main screen.

Fueled by coffee and an unnerving, shared intensity, they had worked through the night. Evelyn, with her unparalleled skill, navigated the labyrinthine defenses of the server. Kaelen provided the brute force, granting her access to his personal supercomputer, a behemoth of processing power nicknamed "Titan," which sliced through the encryption layers like a hot knife through butter.

Finally, she was in. A single, chillingly simple folder appeared on the screen. It was titled: "The Trophy Room."

Kaelen stood behind her, his hand resting on the back of her chair, a silent, supportive presence.

"Open it," he said, his voice a low rumble.

Evelyn's fingers moved, and the folder expanded. Inside were dozens of sub-folders, each named after a person or a family. They were the Duchess's pawns, her victims, her trophies. Evelyn's eyes scanned the list until she found the one she was looking for.

"Sutton."

She clicked, and two files appeared. The first was a detailed document, a plan of attack. It was a script, outlining a performance for Richard Sutton and Aria to stage at the Starlight Children's Charity Gala in three days. They were to play the part of victims, wronged by the cruel machinations of Evelyn Thorne and Kaelen Blackwood, and publicly shame them in front of New York's elite.

"She's not just trying to win," Kaelen said, his voice laced with cold fury. "She's trying to orchestrate a public execution."

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