The skyline shimmered beneath a golden sunset, casting a rich hue over the towering glass building now bearing a new name: J /A Corporate Alliance. Jerry stood at the apex, his sharp grey suit cutting a silhouette of authority as the media frenzy erupted around the grand press announcement. Cameras flashed, reporters shouted questions, but his eyes remained steady, cold with intention, and unwavering. Aria stood beside him, flanked by her stunned legal team, watching as her firm’s logo was etched beside his on the digital screen. She could hardly process what had just happened. Her once modest but respected law firm, Crimson & Vale, was now merged with one of the biggest corporate conglomerates in the country. Not bought. Not absorbed. Merged; An equal partnership. Jerry had just made

