Chapter 19
Checkmate
Theme: The Final Strike
On the Brink of Collapse. The stock ticker on the screen flashed red.
Adrian stood in the center of his office, arms crossed, his jaw clenched so tight it might have cracked. The air was thick with tension, and the weight of the headlines scrolling across the news feeds pressed against him like a noose tightening around his throat.
"Adrian King’s Empire Collapsing?"
"Victoria Westwood’s Strategic Blow Against King Holdings"
"The Fall of a Titan"
A muscle ticked in his jaw as he watched everything he built being dismantled in real-time.
Sophie stormed in, her heels clicking against the marble floor. “This is Victoria’s doing.”
Adrian didn’t look away from the screen. “Of course it is.”
Sophie tossed a newspaper onto his desk. “She’s go
