The news of the industry-wide blockade against the the Flynn family’s business interests spread through Duskhaven City like wildfire. To a second-tier clan like theirs, such a scandal would usually barely make a ripple in the vast pond of the city’s commerce. However, because the boycott was spearheaded by Jake Powley and the monolithic Quantrix Corporation, it became an overnight sensation.
While the empire Sienna Flynn had spent years building began its rapid descent into ash, news of Nanny Flynn’s emergency hospitalization broke simultaneously. The matriarch, whose iron will had dominated the family for decades, had finally buckled under the weight of her own hubris.
Inside the modest apartment of Leo Flynn, the atmosphere was surprisingly tranquil. They sat together, a family unit fi
