LOGINOn the other side of SunCity—In the place where Harold had been left behind with the men involved in his dealings.The concrete room felt far quieter after the iron door slammed behind Cale and Chris.The floodlight hanging from the ceiling still burned harshly, casting hard shadows across the cold
Slowly, several commissioners began to nod. The doubt hadn’t disappeared completely, but for the first time that morning, they were no longer looking at a company in crisis.They were looking at leadership. His voice didn’t rise, yet it carried quiet certainty.“I won’t allow one individual to tear
Cale didn’t deny it.“Not just public,” he said. “I want it to happen at a moment he can’t control.”Silence hung between them for a few seconds.Finally, Arron nodded. “Alright. We’ll adjust the operation to match your scenario.”Cale turned his attention back to the screen, which was now replaying
“I think they rehearsed their acting together. That damn doctor is quite convincing with that miserable expression,” Cale murmured.His eyes hadn’t left the control room in front of him.The room, located on the second floor of the television station, was filled with the glow of dozens of monitors.
Her phone vibrated again in her hand. Not Harold.News notifications.One after another, the headlines flooded across the screens of major media outlets—and the worst part of all, her photo was displayed prominently in every one of them.SunCity Daily: “New Scandal: Eli Ward’s Identity Fabricated.”
Selena barely realized when her feet began to move.Her hands were still trembling as she returned the reporter’s phone. Her breathing came short and uneven. Noel’s voice echoed in her mind, again, like a hammer striking without pause.No biological relationship between Eli and Chase Miller. The DNA







