Chapter 11:
The morning after the blackout was anything but peaceful.
Every television channel…
Every newspaper…
Every social media platform…
Carried the same headline.
BILLIONAIRE CEO ZACH HUNTER ACCUSED OF CORPORATE FRAUD
Outside Hunter Estate, dozens of reporters crowded the gates.
Camera flashes lit up the snowy morning.
“Mr. Hunter! Is it true?”
“Did you steal from your own company?”
“Who’s the woman living with you?”
Security struggled to keep them back.
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Inside the mansion…
Emily stared at the television in disbelief.
“This can’t be happening.”
Zach calmly switched the TV off.
“It’s exactly what Richard wanted.”
“You don’t even seem surprised.”
“I’m not.”
He looked out the window.
“He tried to destroy my father.”
“Now he’s trying to destroy me.”
Emily walked
