BREAKING: "You Touched the Wrong Boy: The 10-Second Mistake That Destroyed an Empire"
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Chapter 5: The Blinking Red Eye
The words hung in the air like a live grenade.
Slowly, as if choreographed, every head in the room—including Richard’s—tilted upward. There, tucked discreetly into the ornate molding of the ceiling directly above the bronze sculpture, was a high-tech 4K security camera. Its tiny red LED light was blinking steadily. Recording. Watching. Remembering.
Richard’s face drained of color. The smugness melted off his features, replaced by a sudden, sickening realization. He hadn't just assaulted a minor in public; he had done it center stage, on high-definition video. The murmurs in the crowd shifted from condemning Leo to whispering about Richard.
