Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

After hanging up the call, I immediately searched online.

Screenshots of Nicholas being taken away were plastered across numerous articles by the tabloids. And the top four trending topics were all about him.

"Hawk Corporation CEO Publicly Confesses Love"

"Hawk Corporation CEO Taken Away for Investigation"

"Mystery Surrounds Death of Hawk Corporation's Daniel Hawk"

"Hawk Corporation CEO Unilaterally Declares Estrangement from Ms. Claudia Quirk"

My hands, holding the phone, were trembling.

I couldn't tell if it was from the cold or the shock and unexpectedness of this news. What was Nicholas doing? Why did he feel the need to hold a press conference?

all connected somehow, but I couldn't piece together

just been arrested, and now, at such a sensitive time,

know what to do. Should I buy a ticket to return home, call Wendy, or try to understand what was happening with

clicked on a video showing

solemn, the lighting above reflecting off the fabric

one of aloofness and understated authority. When he appeared at the press conference, the only sounds around him were the constant clicking of cameras. He removed his sunglasses and

the microphone, reaching every corner of the room. "First of all, I would like to thank everyone for attending this press conference.

I announce that both I and my group of companies will have no further ties with Ms. Claudia Quirk. Effective immediately, we sever all sibling

were suspicious circumstances surrounding my father's death four years ago. From today onward,

he finished speaking, the room erupted into an

ago, Nicholas' mother, Frances, had been sentenced to life imprisonment due to his father': death, a

him to continue, and he didn't

was also involved. The specific details will be shared privately with the police and will not be elaborated here today." He paused briefly before continuing, "But today, I have

heart clenched tightly. Seeing his face on the screen, I felt as though he was speaking to me