Adrian stared down at his phone, his sharp jawline set in an unforgiving line. He admitted, "She's not wrong. I was pretty harsh toward Wren." Shane went rigid, with awkwardness clawing up his throat. He had no clue how to even respond to that. Adrian locked his screen and pocketed his phone, then smoothly switched topics. He asked if all the posts and trending topics about Wren had been taken down and added that it was Shaw Capital's doing. The moment work came up, Shane's expression straightened. He confirmed, "That's right. When Wren showed up at the victory banquet, she caused a huge stir. Before the banquet even wrapped up, someone had filmed a clip of the scene and posted it online. Theo gave me a clear order: not a single negative comment about him or Winslow Capital was allowed

