The silence in the car remained tense for a moment.Caroline had jumped right into the passenger seat as soon as they got to the car.Seraphina and Adrian had no choice but to sit together at the back.Caroline was secretly patting herself on the back for being such a genius.Then she looked not-so-discreetly at the rear-view mirror.The two were sitting stiffly on opposite sides.Caroline groaned, thinking, “Do I have to do everything around here?”She turned to speak.Adrian beat her to it.“You still haven't told me how you

The following morning, Richard Cross was getting ready for the important event of the day when he received a call.Unease settled in his gut when he saw the caller ID.Major General Jenkins.He hated the recent strain on their relationship. Every attempt he had made to repair that had failed.He immediately set aside the speech he was checking and answered the call."General," he greeted respectfully.“Ah, old friend,” the general responded gruffly. “Been a while, hasn't it?”Richard didn't dare say that his request for an appointment had been denied more than twice.So he cleared his throat and responded, “It's been that, General. How have you been?”“Good. Good,” the general responded. “I would have been better, though, if I didn't just find out how petty my old friend has become.”Richard straightened as he quickly thought of anything he could have done recently to offend the general.He couldn't think of one. He had been more focused on trying to find out how to solve the issues

Later that afternoon, reporters gathered in front of Dominion Group HQ.Their questions ranged from the rumours of shares dumping to Dominion's next plan.Daniel had covered everything in the speech prepared for him, but Richard had expected the pesky questions.He had strategically arranged for the speech to be delivered right outside the company.The Dominion emblem towered behind Daniel, exactly as Richard intended It was also to remind the world that Dominion had stood for decades and wouldn't cower away behind doors just because of rumours.Richard's eyes were trained on Daniel's back as he listened to his response to the latest question.Last Updated : 2026-06-27