CHAPTER:11
By noon, every major financial network was running the same headline:
CALLAWAY CEO SUSPENDED — MISTRESS TAKES CONTROL
Sophia stared at the screen in the executive conference room.
Mistress.
Predictable.
Cruel.
Effective.
Across Manhattan, Olivia Harrington stood at a podium outside Harrington Holdings headquarters, dressed in white.
Innocent.
Composed.
Devastating.
“I have remained silent out of respect,” Olivia told reporters, voice trembling just enough. “But I can no longer allow lies to damage my family’s name.”
Sophia muted the screen.
“She’s performing,” she said calmly.
Ethan stood behind her, arms crossed.
“She’s calculating.”
Sophia unmuted it again.
Olivia continued.
“Six years ago, Miss Bennett approached the Callaway family claiming she was pregnan
