**“You saved him. And you saved the company."**
The newscaster's voice was reverent as Ivy adjusted her microphone beneath the studio lights.
“We're live in three, two…"
The red light blinked on.
“Tonight, on *Inside the Ledger*, we speak with Ivy Ji—former strategic consultant, whistleblower, and the woman at the center of Fu Corporation's recent sabotage crisis."
She nodded once. “Good evening."
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Across Manhattan, screens lit up with her image—poised, composed, the barely visible transmitter on her wrist glinting like a scar turned badge.
The anchor leaned in. “Let's begin with the obvious: why risk your life for a man who once imprisoned you?"
Ivy didn't flinch.
“Because he's not the man he was then. And because no one should die for someone else's ambition."
“You refer to
