Sweet Unhappy Heart
The specific hush of people waiting for something they expected to be significant descended on the space.
"Thank you for being here," Jackson said, his voice clear and unhurried, carrying to every corner of the room without effort. "I am going to make a statement and then I will take questions. I want to begin by saying something plainly, without the language of legal counsel or corporate communication, because this moment deserves plain language." He paused — not for effect, but because he was choosing the next words carefully. "My father is a criminal. What he did, he did deliberately, over years, with the full knowledge of what it would cost other people. I did not know the extent of it.
Hot Chapters