Julian’s attorney stopped him before he could approach.
I told Arthur:
“Lock the personal material away.”
Then Victoria spoke.
“There is another account you haven’t seen.”
Arthur stopped.
I checked the clock.
10:42.
“Bring me the file.”
PART 5 — WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE TO HIM
Power is most dangerous immediately after you discover you have it.
For years, Julian thought I had none.
That made it easy to imagine using every piece of mine at once.
Release the recordings.
Expose Victoria.
Tell the press about the fake authorization.
Publish every family expense Sterling had covered.
Show Chloe how many of the luxuries she filmed had been financed from my side.
Show Evelyn what gratitude actually cost.
Make Julian stand beneath his own gala lights and hear every sentence he had said when he thought I would never know.