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 what had

thinking. Claudia had just been arrested, and now, at such a sensitive time,

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

a video showing the scene of his press

solemn, the lighting above reflecting off the fabric of

the press conference, the only sounds around him were

all, I would like to thank everyone for attending this press conference.

of companies will have no further ties with Ms.

my father's death four years

soon as he finished speaking, the room erupted into

good memories recalled that years ago, Nicholas' mother, Frances, had been sentenced to life imprisonment due to his father': death, a case that had caused a

to continue,

Frances' doing. However, I recently learned that Claudia was also involved. The specific details will be shared privately with the police and

heart clenched