Aiden's POV
I leaned back in my leather chair, finally alone in my office after a relentless morning of back-to-back meetings. Acquisitions, negotiations, board updates—every minute had demanded sharp focus and absolute control.
Now, with a rare pocket of quiet before the afternoon resumed, I opened my phone—and smiled.
Aria's counterattack had landed flawlessly.
The evidence I'd given her had done exactly what I knew it would. The audio recording had thrown White Industries into chaos, and their clumsy attempts at damage control were only making things worse. Public opinion had turned swiftly, decisively. #TeamAria was trending worldwide.
Another blow to White's reputation.
Good. Let the bastard suffer.
I allowed myself a moment to enjoy it, satisfaction simmering just beneath the
