Before the confrontation could escalate further, Julian stood up from his seat with theatrical timing, his voice cutting through the tension.
"While we're having public family revelations," he said loudly, "perhaps we should discuss the Virelli pharmaceutical scandal from fifteen years ago that everyone seems to have conveniently forgotten."
The auditorium went completely silent. I felt ice flood through my veins as Julian continued, his hazel eyes meeting mine with expression that mixed apology and determination.
"Isabella's family pharmaceutical empire was built on research that led directly to her mother's death. Experimental d**g trials conducted without proper safety protocols, regulatory violations that were quietly settled through financial payouts, and cover-ups that protected V
