The entire conference hall went silent.
Not normal silence, but the dangerous kind.
The kind that arrived when thousands of people stopped breathing at the same time.
The reporter's question echoed heavily across the room.
"Is it true your secretary once worked for Dorian?"
Cameras immediately turned toward Clara standing near the side entrance beside the executive staff.Her face lost color instantly
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Outside Ravenscroft Global, the massive crowd watching from giant public screens became quiet too. Everybody waited.
Because this was the moment political scandals usually destroyed people.
One wrong answer. One lie. And one hesitation,everything Sebastian built today could collapse publicly.
Even Chairman Elias slowly looked toward Sebastian carefully now.
The old man already understood what the opposition wanted. Force Sebastian to deny Clara. Distance himself from her. And make him look dishonest either way.
