Flashback – The Night Everything Changed
The private conference room was shrouded in silence.
Heavy curtains concealed the floor-to-ceiling windows, while a single chandelier cast a muted glow over the long mahogany table.
Around it sat some of the country’s most influential men.
Business tycoons.
Media investors.
Entertainment financiers.
Political figures.
At the head of the table sat Ramos.
No one spoke until he did.
He opened a black folder and slowly spread several photographs across the table.
Every photograph was of the same woman.
Natalie.
The room grew tense.
Victor Lawson broke the silence.
“She’s become reckless.”
Another man nodded grimly.
“She promised discretion.”
“Instead, she’s collecting leverage.”
A third executive slid a document across the table.
“Ou
