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

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

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

I clicked on a video showing the

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

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 removed his sunglasses and

all, I would like

companies will have no further ties with Ms. Claudia Quirk. Effective immediately, we

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

he finished speaking,

Nicholas' mother, Frances, had been sentenced to life imprisonment due to his father': death, a case that had caused a massive stir at the time. Now, he

for him to continue, and

recently learned 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 before continuing, "But today, I have something else I want to

clenched tightly. Seeing his face