For the second time, the heads of Hall Holdings' twenty-six subsidiaries sat before me, picking up where we'd left off on last week's reports. Throughout the meeting, they couldn't help themselves—they were all sneaking glances, eyes full of gossip. As the meeting ended and I headed for the door, I overheard whispers as someone muttered, "Did you see that gossip about Luzie and Daniel?" "Wasn't Luzie accused of harassing him? And now it's a date?" "Come on, with enough money, she could get any man, even if it were..." I stopped, turning to face the room. Silence fell instantly as they scrambled to pack up their things, each pretending the conversation had been my imagination. I shot them a warning look and strode out. Leon hurried to catch up, looking anxious. "Apologies, sir. Today

