We didn’t catch wind of the press release until it was already up and circulating. Rafael was tied up in a meeting, with his attention focused on discussions that felt miles away from reality, while I was buried in a stack of proposals, trying to find the narrative that would justify our next steps. Then, out of nowhere, my phone erupted in notifications.
Calls from news outlets flooded in, my inbox was bombarded with urgent messages, and a slew of anonymous emails started pouring through. The Sarmiento Corporation had just released an official statement, crafted with the precision of a weapon disguised as diplomacy.
“We remain committed to ethical leadership and family values. At this time, we are pausing our affiliation with Ms. Zyra Villarosa due to internal restructuring, pending fu
