Chapter 9 - The Crimson Gala
The gala continued.
But it was,
A different,
Event.
Now,
It was,
A crime,
Scene.
The police,
Were called.
To investigate,
The fraud.
Julian was,
Being questioned.
He looked,
Broken.
Defeated.
The arrogance,
Was gone.
Replaced by,
Fear.
He was,
Watching,
His future,
Evaporate.
His father,
Was there.
Furious.
The Sterling,
Name,
Was being,
Dragged,
Through the,
Mud.
The headlines,
Were already,
Writing,
Themselves.
The downfall,
Of Sterling.
It was,
A public,
Spectacle.
A cautionary,
Tale.
Everyone was,
Watching.
The fall,
Of the,
Titan.
Ethan watched,
From a,
Distance.
He was,
Hidden.
A spectator.
He felt,
A strange,
Sense,
Of peace.
This was,
The closure,
He needed.
The crimson,
Gala.
Stained with,
The blood,
Of Julian's,
Reputation.
It was,
Fitting.
The glass,
That had,
Cut him.
Now,
Cutting,
Julian.
The cycle,
Was complete.
The justice,
Was served.
The room,
Was filled,
With whispers.
But now,
They were,
About Julian.
About his,
Crimes.
His lies.
His failure.
He was,
The center,
Of attention.
But for,
All the,
Wrong,
Reasons.
He was,
A pariah.
A disgrace.
The golden,
Boy.
Was tarnished.
Forever.
Julian tried,
To look,
Defiant.
But he,
Failed.
He was,
Just a,
Child.
Caught,
In the,
Consequences.
Of his,
Own,
Actions.
He had,
No one,
To blame.
But himself.
And Ethan,
Knew it.
He saw,
The realization.
In Julian's,
Eyes.
The truth,
Was sinking,
In.
He had,
Lost.
Everything.
The game,
Was over.
The gala,
Was a,
Tragedy.
And Julian,
Was the,
Protagonist.
Of his,
Own,
Downfall.
It was,
Over.
And Ethan,
Was satisfied.
He turned,
And walked,
Away.
Leaving,
The ruins,
Behind.
The crimson,
Gala,
Was a,
Memory.
A chapter,
Closed.
May you like
The end,
Was here.
