Begging for a Second Chance (Sienna Sloan and Jarred Sterling) novel Chapter 512

A pale wrist was suddenly exposed beneath the bright lights.

A shallow cut sat starkly on the inner side of the arm.

The size, location, and shape of the wound were an exact match to the magnified traces from the surgical footage.

Even the faint purple remnants of the surgical marker on the skin were identical.

After a moment of dead silence, an unprecedented wave of gasps erupted across the venue.

Everyone drew in a sharp breath.

The media section went wild, with reporters shoving their telephoto lenses over the crowd.

Phones broadcasting livestreams shot up from every direction, the comment sections on their screens scrolling frantically.

[Oh my god! It's an exact match!]

[Even the vein patterns on the wrist are identical. If you zoom in, the skin textures line up perfectly!]

[This is insane! How did a fraud like her sneak into such a prestigious summit?!]

Jonathan Coleman stood up from the judges' panel.

His face was flushed with anger, and he kept his voice low. "Dr. Vaughan, what is the meaning of this? Why does your team member's arm... perfectly match the surgeon in the video?"

Several highly respected medical titans in the audience wore grim, serious expressions as they rose to their feet as well.

"Which one of you actually performed that surgery? We demand the truth!"

The entire venue's collective gaze zeroed in on Celeste and Director Lawrence Langley like a laser.

Lawrence was being held up by two bodyguards, his suit jacket hanging open and his sleeves rolled up to the elbows, his exposed forearms trembling under the camera flashes.

He kept his head down, curling into himself as his lips trembled, unable to form a single coherent syllable.

The ironclad evidence was right there in plain sight.

The skin textures, the veins, and the wound traces were flawless matches.

There were no more excuses about blurry camera angles or lighting discrepancies left to use.

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