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,

idea what Nicholas was thinking. Claudia had just been arrested, and now, at such a sensitive time,

flood of questions overwhelmed me. I didn't know what to do. Should I buy a ticket to return home, call Wendy, or

in chaos, I clicked on a video showing the

looking solemn, the lighting above reflecting off the fabric of his black

public image had always been 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

every corner of the room. "First of all, I would like to thank everyone

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

father's death four

as he finished speaking, the room erupted into

imprisonment due to his father': death, a case

him to continue, and

that Claudia was also involved. The specific details will be shared privately with the police and will not be elaborated here today." He paused briefly

gaze, looking directly into a camera in front of him. My heart clenched tightly. Seeing his face