Daniel sat in his home office, the once-gleaming mahogany desk now a chaotic mess of papers, financial reports, and crumpled news articles. The headlines screamed at him from every direction, each one a fresh assault on his crumbling empire. The news of Jane and Diego’s engagement had not only shocked the public but had also sent a tremor of fear through the business world. Investors, seeing the immense power and influence of the Orlov name now pitted against the Crestwell conglomerate, were pulling their money out in droves. His phone rang constantly, a shrill, incessant sound that he had long since muted. He had once been a king, feared and worshipped in the financial world, but now, he felt like a pawn in a game he was rapidly losing. The very name he had so meticulously built, the name he had stolen, was now a liability.Lucy walked in, her face pale, a look of manic desperation in her eyes. "Daniel," she said, her voice a low, frantic whisper, "we have a problem. The media. They'
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