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."

livid, itching to

team? Tell them to fix this mess, or they can all

"I tried, but they won't listen to

Are they looking to

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

Is pulling a video from the trending

I tried, but Mr. Thorne's not only refusing to help,

bulged, "Repayment? For

clause. He's asking for a compensation that would

How could they be

confidant shivered, "Boss, it's a

the restricted area tonight, even descended into the well. Now with Mr. Thorne insisting

dropped in

face Tarquin, "You... you went

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

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