All Chapters of His Billion-Dollar Secret: Chapter 121

Amara's POV The first headline hits before I’m fully awake.My phone vibrates on the nightstand—sharp, insistent—dragging me out of a restless half-sleep that never quite turned into rest. I reach for it with clumsy fingers, eyes barely open, expecting a work email or a reminder I forgot to silence.Instead, I see my name.Not once.Everywhere.AMARA LOPEZ LINKED TO OLD FINANCIAL SCANDAL—QUESTIONS RISE OVER CRUZ HOLDINGS’ LEGAL INTEGRITYMy chest tightens so violently it feels like I’ve been punched straight through the ribs. For a split second, my mind refuses to accept it. I blink hard, like the words might rearrange themselves into something less real.They don’t.I sit up abruptly, sheets tangling around my legs as my heart slams against my chest. Notifications flood my screen—news alerts, missed calls, and unread messages stacking on top of one another like wreckage after an explosion. Every vibration feels accusatory, like the world has already reached a verdict without botheri