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?

Claudia? These names all connected somehow, but I couldn't

had no idea what Nicholas was thinking. Claudia had just been arrested, and now, at such a sensitive time, he

to do. Should I buy a ticket to return home, call

mind in chaos, I clicked on a video

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

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

voice flowed through the microphone, reaching every corner of the room. "First of all, I would like to thank everyone for attending this press conference. Now, I'll

group of companies will have no

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

speaking,

his father': death, a case that had caused a massive stir at the time. Now, he

for him to continue,

also involved. The specific details will be shared privately with the police and will not be

directly into a camera in front of him. My heart clenched tightly. Seeing his face on the screen, I felt as though he was speaking to