Morning arrived without mercy.
By eight o’clock, every major financial network carried the same headline.
BLACKWOOD INDUSTRIES FACES EMERGENCY SHAREHOLDER REVOLT
Damian watched the news silently from the back seat of his car as it moved through heavy traffic toward headquarters. Analysts filled the screen, dissecting his leadership with clinical detachment.
“Investor confidence has collapsed following renewed allegations tied to the Blackwood Memorial fire…”
“…questions of executive accountability…”
“…calls for temporary removal pending investigation…”
The language was careful.
The intent was not.
Execution disguised as governance.
He muted the broadcast.
Across the city, panic had already begun spreading through markets. Blackwood stock dipped again at the opening bell, numbers
