Chapter 18 The courtroom doors slammed open . Gasps echoed through the chamber as a woman stepped forward , heels clicking with purpose . Rebecca Fiore . Don Richard's wife . Rupert's mother . Her eyes were glassy with fury , but her voice rang clear . " I'm the one who leaked it ! " The room exploded . Don Richard stood up , pale . " Rebecca ?! What nonsense are you talking about ? " He hurried toward her and grabbed her arm . " Say it's a joke ! Rebecca , this isn't funny - say you're joking ! " She slapped his hand away . " Don't touch me , you lying bastard ! " He froze . Rebecca's voice shook , but her rage didn't . " You think I didn't know ? That you could bury everything and smile in my face like nothing ever happened ? " Don Richard looked around wildly . " W - What are you talking about ?! What lies are you repeating ?! " Rebecca turned to the guards . " Bring her in . " The doors opened again . Marian - bruised , bloodied , barely able to walk - was dragged in by two guards . The moment she stepped inside , Rebecca stormed forward and grabbed her by the hair . Marian yelped in pain , trying to resist . Don Richard tried to intervene . " Let her go ! " Rebecca whipped out a small blade and pointed it at Marian's face . He froze . Darling . I Remember 1/3 36.9 % 7:11 Mon , Sep 15 Rebecca's glare was sharp enough to kill . " This girl ... " she said , voice shaking . " This girl and her whore of a mother- " Marian gasped . Rebecca's eyes glistened . " Everything ... everything went to hell because of them . Because of what you did , Richard . If Aria hadn't shown me the truth , I would've spent my entire life living your filthy lie ." A murmur went around the room . Mr. Noir raised a brow . " What truth ? " Don Richard's face was pale . " You betrayed us all because of Aria's lies ?! You leaked the route to the hunters ?! You destroyed our standing , our son's life ?! " " No ," Rebecca hissed . " I protected my real son ! " She yanked Marian forward and threw her to the ground . The room gasped . " Rupert ... " she growled , " was never her groom all along . It was your other son who married Marian - your bastard son from that woman ! " Murmurs exploded . One man shouted , " Wait - wait ! Are you saying Marian married his half - brother ?! " Marian's face turned white . She crawled toward Don Richard , eyes wide in horror . " T - Tell me it's not true... Don Richard ... Please , tell me it's not true ! " But Don Richard stayed silent . His silence was enough . Marian crumbled , screaming as she covered her mouth . " NO ! " Then- violently - she vomited on the courtroom floor , her body trembling . Sam leaned toward me and whispered , " What the hell , Aria ... you didn't mention this plot twist . " I didn't reply . Rebecca turned her fury back to her husband . " You let me raise your secret son while my child - MY SON - was cast aside ! And all of Fiore knew ! They all 7:11 Mon , Sep 15 knew ! " 70 Fiore elders looked away . Rebecca's voice cracked . " If that's not reason enough to burn it all down , then I don't care about your goddamn rules . " Don Richard stepped forward , voice low . " You've lost it , Rebecca . Aria must have fed you lies . She killed Rupert - you all saw it ! " Silence followed . Until another voice broke it . " Who's dead ? " The courtroom froze . Heads snapped to the doorway . Rupert walked in . Alive . Bloodied - but alive . Gasps again . Even the guards looked frozen . Marian's head jerked up . " R - Rupert ... ? " He didn't speak . Just looked at her , then away . Marian's lips trembled . " So it's true ... I ... I married my own brother ... ? " Her knees gave out beneath her . She collapsed to the floor , screaming . " No ... No ... NO ! " Marian shrieked , clutching her mouth before doubling over and vomiting once more . Her cries twisted into broken sobs as her body . crumpled , helpless and shaking . I stood there , watching her suffer - and for the first time in years , I felt something close to peace . Finally ... my revenge was complete . My gaze shifted to Rupert , and he gave me a silent nod . Yes , the Rupert standing before me now - this Rupert - is the real one . The one I killed before ? That was Don Richard's son from Marielle ... Marian's mother . Marian's husband and step brother . Chanter 18 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!