The second article went live at exactly 7:00 AM. I didn’t watch the countdown. I didn’t celebrate. I just sat in front of my laptop in the quiet corner of the newsroom, staring at the screen while the city outside slowly woke up.My hands felt cold.Even though I had spent the last two days writing it, editing it, double-checking every document and every claim, the moment it was published still felt… final.There was no taking it back now. My editor rushed toward my desk fifteen minutes later, holding his tablet.“Isla,” he said breathlessly. “This is huge.”I already knew.The headline filled every major news site.“Inside the Hidden Empire of Sebastian Romano: Offshore Money, Luxury Clubs, and the Power Behind the Curtain.”My chest tightened when I saw his name written so boldly. Not hinted at. Not implied. Exposed.My editor kept talking. “You connected the shell corporations. The club networks in three countries. Even the financial transfers through private investment funds.”He
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