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Chapter 26 - The Guests Who Froze

Several ballroom guests testified.

Some apologized publicly.

Others claimed they had not understood what was happening.

Emily invited them to a private meeting.

She played the foyer footage.

Brad attacked Margaret.

Mrs. Gable ordered security forward.

Every guest stood still.

“You all had phones,” Emily said.

No one answered.

“One person could have called police.”

A banker whispered that they feared the Gables.

Emily nodded.

“So did I.”

She did not demand dramatic apologies.

She required action.

Those seeking continued relationships with Halcyon had to fund independent reporting systems and anti-coercion policies.

Some refused.

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Emily ended those partnerships.

Silence would no longer be profitable.

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