Chapter 15 - The Apex of FreedomThree months later, the auditorium at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine was filled with the brightest medical minds in the country.
Althia Vance stood at the center of the stage, unveiling her brand-new, globally patented micro-valvular surgical system—a breakthrough that would save millions of lives worldwide, bearing her name and her name alone.
As the auditorium erupted into thunderous, standing applause, Althia looked out over the sea of brilliant faces.
She wasn't thinking about Paris. She wasn't thinking about Greenwich Town Hall, or betrayal, or the wreckage of Sterling Memorial.
She touched the silver necklace resting against her collarbone—a gift she had bought for herself on her very first day in Baltimore.
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"Thank you," Althia spoke into the microphone, her voice steady, powerful, and utterly triumphant. "Let’s save some lives."
And as the flashbulbs illuminated the stage, Althia smiled—knowing that the greatest revenge wasn't destroying your enemies, but rising so high they could never even touch your shadow again.
