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?

names all connected somehow, but I couldn't piece together what had

was thinking. Claudia had just been arrested, and now, at such a sensitive time, he had said something that would stir even more controversy. What about Tabitha

a ticket to return home, call Wendy, or try to understand

on a

looking solemn, the lighting above reflecting

only sounds around him were the constant clicking of cameras. He removed his

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 briefly outline the matters I wish to

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

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

as he finished speaking, the room erupted

father': death, a case that had caused a massive

for him to continue, and

privately with the police and will not be elaborated here today." He paused briefly before continuing, "But today, I have something else

him. My heart clenched