The man oozed arrogance from head to toe, his brow furrowed, knuckles whitening as his gaze locked onto Alicia, trapped in the reporters' frenzy.
Several Radiance family bodyguards arrived moments later. Carlos shot them a venomous glare. "Did I not order you to keep her under lock and key?"
The burly men exchanged panicked glances, heads bowed under his glare. "S-Sir, Mrs. Radiance escaped by climbing down from the second-floor window using bedsheets. By the time we noticed—"
"Incompetent fools!" Carlos cut them off, his voice like ice.
The Radiance Group had become ground zero for the media circus. Microphones and cameras converged on Alicia, their relentless flashes making her flinch as she shielded her eyes from the assault.
"Mrs. Radiance," a reporter shoved forward, "care to com
