I stood frozen as I watched my own mother swear under oath that I had never served my country. She looked the judge dead in the eye, pointed at the scars hidden beneath my clothes, and claimed they were fake. Before a packed courtroom, she callously declared that I had fabricated twelve years of military service, bought my medals online, and built my entire life on a foundation of lies. The jury believed her. The reporters furiously took notes, catching every single word. Even my younger brother was smirking triumphantly, convinced he had already won. But none of them knew one thing—I was counting down the minutes. Because right outside those courtroom doors, the only people who could prove my truth were on their way. And when those doors finally fly open, my family’s ultimate lie will come crashing down.

I slowly turned around and saw my mother holding the pistol that Caleb had dropped during the struggle.

Victoria’s hands were remarkably steady, and her eyes were filled with a dark, terrifying resolve.

She looked at me and coldly confessed that she was the one who had originally contacted the foreign syndicate.

She had always hated my father’s patriotism, believing his brilliant technology should belong to the highest international bidder.

Victoria admitted that she had poisoned my father’s medication, slowly killing him to seize control of his lucrative company.

When she realized my father had left the company to me, she manipulated Caleb into organizing this massive legal fraud.

She demanded that I hand over the hard drive immediately, or she would shoot me directly in the heart.

I stared at the woman who had given me life, realizing she possessed absolutely no maternal love for me.

I slowly extended my hand to give her the drive, waiting for the perfect microsecond of distraction.

As her eyes flicked downward toward the metal casing, I aggressively swiped the barrel of the gun away from my body.

The weapon discharged harmlessly into the concrete ceiling, deafening everyone standing in the immediate vicinity.

I stepped into her personal space and delivered a precise, non-lethal strike to her sternum, knocking the wind out of her.

Victoria collapsed to her knees, gasping for air as the pistol clattered uselessly across the dirty floor.

I looked down at her and calmly stated that she would never touch my father’s legacy again.

An FBI agent rushed forward and secured Victoria in handcuffs, dragging her away toward a waiting transport vehicle.

The lead federal prosecutor arrived on the scene, holding up a remote detonator linked to explosive charges throughout the building.

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He revealed that he was also working for the syndicate, and he was about to blow the entire garage to pieces.

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Chapter 9 - The Mother of Lies