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“Nothing exciting. Family business. Corporate nonsense.” “So you’re a rich guy slumming it in the countryside?” He smirked. “Something like that.” I wanted to believe that was all it was. That he was just a man with secrets, like the rest of us. But that evening, as I folded one of his shirts to pack away in the dresser drawer, his phone buzzed. I didn’t mean to look. I swear I didn’t. But the name caught my eye: The Wall Street Journal. The preview message: Lucien Wolfe still missing. Family silent.

Inside, two people sat side by side in the quiet with their hands held and the work done and the unknown thing still coming. Neither of them let go. Malcolm ----------- The financial journalist had been receptive. Of course he had. Financial misconduct stories moved markets. They had a different readership than ethical violation stories — a readership with money, with institutional power, with the ability to pull investment and partnerships in ways that no amount of public sympathy could replace.

About what it is to be the daughter of a man who trusted the truth more than he trusted his own safety. The book is reviewed in three national publications in the week of its release. Two of the reviews are the kind that a first-time author does not anticipate receiving — serious and specific and written by people who have read it rather than read about it. The third review is in a financial publication and is largely concerned with the Blackwood Holdings story as a corporate narrative, which is not the book I wrote. I read it with the equanimity of someone who has learned that not every reader is your reader and that this does not diminish the ones who are.

One by one, like dominoes falling, the directors raised their hands, their faces a mixture of fear and fawning sycophancy. During a brief, shell-shocked recess that followed, one of the directors was scrolling frantically through his phone, trying to make sense of the world. Suddenly, his eyes widened. He nudged his neighbor. "Look at this… This is bizarre." The screen showed a trending article on a popular financial gossip blog. The headline read: "Mysterious 'Wolf of Wall Street' Strikes Again! Precisely Predicts Agricultural Sector Surge. His Prophetess Daughter, Hailey Sterling, Hailed as New Generation's Investment Guru!"

A striking man in a dark gray coat and a tall slim Asian woman. Neat hair, clean suit, and a briefcase. He looked like an average New York salaryman from a first glance, but it was clear that he was no ordinary man. Feeling people’s curious glances, Silje grinned. ‘Well, he definitely isn’t an ordinary salaryman since he is basically becoming a legend in the Wall Street world.” Every morning, Kail worked in his luxurious corner office, trading stocks with a large amount of money. He was a gambler now.

"I'm patient. There's a difference. See you on the other side, Caleb. Oh, and give my regards to your family. While you still have one." The line went dead. Lena stared at me. "What did he say?" "Wall Street Journal tomorrow morning. Exposé on my grandfather. Everything he did." "Can we stop it?" "It's already done." I pulled up the Wall Street Journal website. Searched and found it. Early digital edition for subscribers. "VAUGHN CORPORATION: A LEGACY OF DESTRUCTION"* Subheading: Investigative Report Reveals Decades of Blackmail, Extortion, and Ruthless Business Practices”

She moved with practiced confidence toward the bar. A flicker of memory surfaced: a charity event years ago, Adrian Voss stepping out of a car with that same woman on his arm. His “associate,” I’d heard someone call her. At her side now sat a man I did recognise—Ronan Cade, the journalist who’d turned half of Wall Street paranoid. The journalist who’d made a career shredding corporations for breakfast headlines. The same man who’d accused three CEOs of insider trading in a single quarter. And now he was sitting inches from Voss’ acquiantance, with their heads bent close.

"Board members, investors, reporters all wanting statements about our relationship." "What are you telling them?" I needed to know we were on the same page. "That we're together personally and professionally. That our relationship doesn't interfere with our responsibilities. That the company is performing well under our leadership." Alexander met my eyes. "Same things we said at the gala." My phone rang and William's name appeared. "Good morning William." I answered trying to sound confident. "Have you seen the Wall Street Journal article?" William asked without preamble. "Not yet." I pulled it up on my computer. "Reading it now."

“I won’t be coming to New York anytime soon after Nana’s concert tomorrow. The city looks grand on the outside, but it hides so much darkness inside. I don’t know how many dirty deeds are hidden behind the glory of Wall Street. Unfortunately, I don't have a good impression of this place.” Janus snickered before saying in a gloomy tone, “It’s hard to find a second place like New York. This place breeds so much evil, both in the glamorous Wall Street and the filthy slums. The bad guys are everywhere.” “The evils in the slums are straightforward. It’s just violence, shootings, poisoning, and human trafficking. The evils of Wall Street are far more formidable. Those successful men sitting on the