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CHAPTER 16

Auteur: Angela Ray
last update Dernière mise à jour: 2025-10-25 11:34:00

Serena's POV

The day after the interview felt strangely silent. For the first time in weeks, I woke without fear pressing against my chest. The sunlight spilling through the curtains was soft, golden, almost gentle. There was a faint buzz of energy downstairs, with voices coming from the kitchen and Leo laughing. It was like a calm rhythm of a new beginning.

But unknownst to me beyond the gates, the world was burning.

I didn’t notice it at first. I thought the silence meant peace, until Adrian entered the sitting room with his tablet in hand and a look that could freeze glass.

He put the device in front of me and said, "Serena. Check this out.

The headlines were everywhere. “Cross Corporation is in trouble; stock prices drop after a public scandal.” Damian's business was going downhill, and investors and owners were screaming for answers. Each new article seemed sharper, hungrier, circling him like wolves around a wounded animal.

Leo leaned over my shoulder, whistling low. “W
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