The rumors did not fade overnight.
If anything, they grew louder.
By morning, whispers about Kendrick Walker and the mysterious omega had spread across half the city's media networks. News anchors discussed the story between financial reports. Corporate analysts debated it on morning television panels. Online commentators treated it like the scandal of the year.
The narrative had shifted.
What began as speculation had turned into expectation.
People were no longer asking whether Kendrick Walker was protecting an omega.
They were asking why.
Inside Walker Corporation headquarters, employees pretended nothing was happening.
But tension had settled into the building like static electricity.
Conversations stopped whenever Kendrick walked past. Assistants lowered their voices behind desks. Security personnel lingered longer near elevators. Even senior executives moved carefully, choosing their words with unusual caution.
Everyone sensed the pressure building.
