Gideon's face turned a stormy shade of dark as he bellowed, "Nonsense! It's Tarquin who's done for!"

"Boss..." his right-hand man stammered, hands trembling as he pulled out his smartphone to show Gideon a video.

It was a video of Gideon, under the influence of hallucinogens, confessing to a murder in a rambling apology.

Gideon's brows knitted together tightly. "What the..."

His confidant lamented, "Someone uploaded this video online, and now it's everywhere. It even made its way to international sites, and the backlash is just as fierce there."

Gideon's breathing became labored, and after a moment, he managed to spit out, "Get it off the trending topics, now!"

"We can't. The video's too popular, and there's someone behind the scenes fueling its spread."

As if fearing Gideon hadn't grasped the gravity of the situation, his confidant cried, "Boss, your reputation's in tatters, even internationally."

to slap some sense into

Group's PR team? Tell them to fix this mess, or they

tried, but they won't listen to

the hell not? Are

blurted out, "Our shares are now in Mr. Thorne's hands. We've got no ties to the Bradford Group anymore, so

get Alpha on the line! Is pulling a video from

not only refusing to help, he's demanding

eyes bulged, "Repayment? For

the penalty clause. He's asking for a compensation that would bankrupt you even if

How could they be fake?

"Boss, it's a trap! People from Sage Hall

visited the restricted area tonight, even descended into the well. Now with Mr. Thorne insisting those ashes are fake, it's clearly a setup. Tarquin's in cahoots

dropped in

face Tarquin, "You... you went to Sage

gloomy expression, replied, "When you're gone, I'll drop your ashes

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