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The Smear Widens

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The morning broke with fire.

Her phone buzzed nonstop on the nightstand, screen flooded with alerts. She groaned, reached for it, and froze at the first headline.

“Scandal at Anderson Empire: Secret Offshore Accounts Exposed.”

Beneath it, another notification lit up:

“Has Jenna Anderson Built Her Fortune on Fraud?”

Dozens of articles, each more damning than the last, screamed across every platform. The accusations weren’t entirely false — years ago, the company had opened international subsidiaries in expansion phases. But the truth was twisted, half-statements pulled from context, turned into poison.

When Jenna reached Anderson Tower, reporters swarmed the entrance like vultures. Microphones thrust forward, cameras flashing, voices colliding.

“Jenna, did you funnel investor money into tax havens?”

“Is it true your marriage collapsed because of corruption?”

“Are you stepping down as CEO?”

The shouts stabbed her ears. She walked faster, eyes ahead, ignoring the chaos.

By mid-morning, t
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