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 slap some sense

Group's PR team? Tell them to fix this mess, or they can all pack their

sighed in defeat, "I tried, but

hell not? Are they

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

on the line! Is pulling a video from the

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

eyes bulged, "Repayment?

fake, triggering the penalty clause. He's asking for

"Fake? How could they be fake? Is

shivered, "Boss, it's a trap! People from

tonight, even descended into the well. Now with Mr. Thorne insisting those ashes are fake, it's clearly

jaw dropped in

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

your ashes into that well, where they'll

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