The long-awaited day had finally arrived.
The Blanco family's charity event was held in a luxurious hotel ballroom decorated with impeccable elegance.
Large crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling. Round tables were arranged neatly, each decorated with white flowers.
Important guests began arriving, from businesspeople and government officials to prominent families who had long been business associates of the Blanco family.
Amid the bustle, Keira Namira stood checking the schedule one last time.
The soft-colored gown she wore made her look elegant. Yet beneath her calm expression, she felt a little nervous.
This was her first major event as part of the Blanco family.
And she knew...
Many people were waiting for her to fail.
“Are you still checking that?”
A familiar voice made Keira turn around.
Christ stood behind her in a black suit that made him look even more commanding.
Keira gave him a small smile.
“I’m just making sure everything goes smoothly.”
Christ looked at his wife.
“You’ve worked so hard all this time.”
“But still...”
“Keira.”
Christ cut her off.
He took the papers from her hand.
“This event isn’t your responsibility alone.”
“You have me.”
Keira looked at her husband.
Those simple words always managed to calm her heart.
“Thank you.”
Christ smiled.
“I’d rather see you smile than keep worrying about what other people think.”
The event began.
Keira stood onstage and delivered a speech.
In a confident voice, she explained the purpose of the event.
“Thank you to all the guests who came tonight.”
“I hope what we do today can help those in need.”
Applause filled the room.
Several guests looked impressed by Keira.
Some even began praising the way she represented the Blanco family.
From a distance, Mrs. Anggun watched with a cold stare.
She hadn’t expected her daughter-in-law to perform so well.
But her smile didn’t last long.
Because she had already prepared something.
“Soon...”
“Everyone will see who Keira really is.”
An hour later, the auction began.
Everything proceeded smoothly.
Until suddenly...
The ballroom lights went out.
The atmosphere immediately turned chaotic.
Several guests began whispering.
“What happened?”
“Why did the power go out?”
Keira, who was standing near the stage, fell silent.
The event system had been checked repeatedly.
There was no way something like this could have gone wrong.
A few seconds later, the large screen behind the stage lit up.
But it wasn’t the event display that appeared.
It was a series of documents.
The room instantly fell silent.
Keira stared at the screen, her face pale.
They were the charity event’s financial reports.
And the figures shown there had been altered.
It looked as if a large amount of money had gone missing.
Whispers began to spread.
“Could it be...”
“Was the money used for personal purposes?”
“Who was in charge of this event?”
Everyone’s gazes slowly turned toward Keira.
Keira’s heart pounded.
“I never did that...”
Her voice was soft.
But before she could explain, one of the guests stood up.
“I’m sorry, but all these documents show the name of the person responsible for the event.”
“And that person is...”
He looked at Keira.
“Keira Namira.”
The chaos in the room intensified.
Christ, who had been near the stage all along, immediately stepped in front of Keira.
His gaze turned sharp.
“Enough.”
Everyone fell silent.
Christ took the microphone.
“I know my wife.”
“And I know she would never do something like this.”
Yet several people still looked doubtful.
“But the evidence is right there, Mr. Christ.”
Christ looked at the screen.
“Evidence can be fabricated.”
His words silenced everyone.
Because they knew...
Christ wasn’t a man who easily believed anything without investigating it first.
On the other side of the room...
Mrs. Anggun watched everything unfold.
She almost smiled in satisfaction.
Her plan was working.
But suddenly...
A man approached Christ and whispered,
“Sir, we found something.”
Christ turned toward him.
“What?”
“The data on that screen didn’t come from the event’s official system.”
“What does that mean?”
“Someone entered false data.”
Christ’s gaze instantly turned cold.
He began to realize it.
This wasn’t a mistake.
It was a trap.
After the event was temporarily suspended, Keira sat in a room behind the ballroom.
She looked devastated.
“I failed.”
Christ immediately looked at her.
“No.”
“This event was sabotaged because someone wanted to bring you down.”
Keira lowered her head.
“I know there are people who don’t like me.”
“But to go this far...”
Christ clasped her hand.
“I’ll find out who did this.”
Keira looked at her husband.
“What if the person behind it is from your family?”
Christ fell silent.
Her question left the room in silence.
Because they both knew...
There was one person who accepted Keira the least.
Christ’s mother.
Mrs. Anggun.
Meanwhile, at the Blanco family’s main house...
Mrs. Anggun received a phone call.
“Ma’am, the first plan failed.”
“Christ has started investigating.”
Mrs. Anggun smiled faintly.
“Let him investigate.”
“Because the more he searches...”
“The closer he’ll get to the secret I’ve kept all these years.”
She ended the call.
Then she looked at an old box inside the cabinet.
Inside was an old photograph.
A photograph of a woman who knew Keira very well.
“Forgive me...”
“This secret should never have resurfaced.”