Julia found out about the press conference the same way she'd found out about everything else lately.
Her phone.
It was Margaret who sent the link this time a simple message with no explanation attached, just a URL and a single word beneath it.
Watch.
Julia clicked it.
The feed was already live.
Daniel stood at a podium outside his corporate headquarters the same steps he'd used for the paternity announcement, which felt deliberate. Like he was choosing the same ground intentionally. Like he was saying this is where I stand and I haven't moved.
The press was thick in front of him. More than last time. Questions were already being shouted before he'd said a word.
Julia turned the volume up.
Daniel raised one hand slightly and the noise settled. That was something she'd noticed a
