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Chapter 48: Unexpected Enemy
The morning was dull, wrapped in a heavy silence that mirrored the storm brewing within.Jalen’s table was scattered with documents — files, printed screenshots, statements, and a USB drive labelled "Andrew Brooks Case."It was two weeks before the court hearing, and every piece of evidence mattered.He turned back to the room and dropped a thick file on the desk with a heavy thud that echoed in the quiet space.Barrister Greg Mends, his long-time legal counsel and friend, stood nearby, arms crossed and worry lining his forehead. His suit jacket hung over the arm of a nearby chair, sleeves rolled slightly, revealing a tired but committed man.Greg had been watching Jalen's transformation with growing concern, seeing his friend disappear into an obsession that bordered on dangerous."Jalen," he said, his voice calm but pressing, "can I ask you something without offending you?"Jalen didn't look up from the papers he was shuffling. "You already did. So go ahead."Greg hesitated, choosin
Chapter 47: The Buyer for Black Blossom
Tiana was seated in the living room when her phone buzzed on the glass stool beside her. She glanced at the screen.The name that flashed there made her heart skip.Barr. Anderson Gomez.For a few seconds, she hesitated. She wasn't sure she was ready to hear whatever this call had to offer. The past weeks had been a blur of difficult decisions and sleepless nights.Every conversation with her lawyer seemed to bring another layer of complexity to her already tangled life. But she couldn't ignore it either. She reached for the phone and pressed the green button."Hello, Barrister Gomez."His voice came on, warm but laced with urgency. "Good afternoon, Mrs. Arturo. I hope I'm not disturbing anything serious.""Not at all," she replied quietly, straightening up.She could hear the slight tremor in her own voice and hoped he didn't notice."I wanted to inform you that there's been an offer for the company," he said without wasting time. "Actually, a rather substantial one."There was a sil
Chapter 46: Encounter with Mr. Renner
Tiana hadn’t stepped into her office for two straight days, and truthfully, she had no intention of going there any time soon. Everything about that space reminded her of chaos, of everything falling apart.The moment she placed Black Blossom for sale, the weight she’d been carrying didn’t drop; it only shifted, digging deeper into her spirit.She had finally moved in with Arturo – her now legally married husband.She was now living under the same roof with him as his wife, but the reality was far from what she had imagined. She once thought marrying him would offer her a new type of security, one built on influence and connections, but she now saw it clearly: she had walked barefooted into a field full of thorns.Every corner of Arturo’s home reminded her she didn’t belong here. The silence was thick. The air felt filtered and stale.The help treated her like someone hired rather than married into the house.Arturo himself was often absent, his presence felt only in the scent of his
Chapter 45: The Fall of a Flower
Tiana sat in her corner office, her eyes fixed on the computer screen in front of her, but nothing was registering in her mind.The harsh fluorescent light reflected off the monitor, creating a glare that made her squint. All the numbers were red, sharp declines in stock value, dramatic drops in customer engagement, contracts terminated without warning.The name "Black Blossom" had become pure poison overnight, a brand that sponsors and partners fled from as if it carried a deadly plague.The media hadn't spared her even a moment's mercy. Headlines flooded every news channel, blog, and social media platform with relentless brutality."Black blossom's co-founder's brother in sexual assault scandal.""Tiana brooks' brand faces total collapse.""Investors flee as black blossom's future grows dim.""From rising star to falling grace: the black blossom tragedy."She had tried everything within her power to contain the spreading damage. Carefully crafted press releases written by expensive
Chapter 44: Crumbling Foundations
Tiana sat in her office at Black Blossom, eyes glued to the screen in front of her, but her mind was nowhere near the quarterly reports she was supposed to be reviewing.Her hands were stiff on the table, her heart beating with a heaviness she could not explain. The silence in the office was deafening.Even the usual hum of printers and distant footsteps from the hallway seemed to have disappeared.Maybe the company was quiet because it too sensed that something was wrong.In the past few days, the air had changed.The headlines were ruthless. “Black Blossom’s Co-founder’s Brother Arrested for Attempted Assault.”Another one screamed: “Will Black Blossom Survive This Storm?” Investors were pulling out, one by one.Sponsors were freezing their payments. Clients were canceling collaborations, unwilling to be associated with scandal.Arturo had promised her everything.Security. Power. Influence.And yet, here she was, alone in her office, watching the walls of her business collapse arou
Chapter 43: A Fire That Won't Go Out
It was still morning when Jalen's assistant, a sharp and detail-oriented young woman named Fiona, came into his office holding a tablet.Her face looked flushed with urgency, and she moved with the kind of barely contained energy that suggested breaking news."Sir, you need to see this," she said, handing over the device with trembling fingers.Jalen took it slowly, not expecting much. He'd grown accustomed to Fiona's occasional dramatics over minor business developments.But the moment his eyes scanned through the headlines flashing across the screen, his heart slowed for a second, then hammered against his ribs."Andrew Brooks Arrested for Attempted Assault and Drug Possession."The images were everywhere; Andrew being dragged out of his apartment, looking dazed and shirtless, while officers shoved him into a van. His usually perfect hair was disheveled.The girl's face was partially blurred in the photos, but enough remained visible to hint she was young, maybe early twenties."Wha
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