Chapter 13: The Descent

A month after Sharon’s departure from the city, the corporate world witnessed the rapid, systematic collapse of Apex Global.

It was not a sudden, violent crash.

There was no single press conference announcing bankruptcy. No dramatic overnight shutdown. No televised image o

Chapter 14: The Final Confrontation

The ground floor lobby of the Apex Global building was quiet except for the shrill, hysterical voice echoing off the marble pillars.

Rebecca stood near the security turnstiles, clutching a designer handbag against her trench coat. Her hair was somewhat dishevele

Chapter 15: The Invitation

Three months later.

London in late autumn was cold, damp, and gray.

Fog hovered over the River Thames, softening the outline of the city’s historic stone buildings and turning the distant lights along the embankment into blurred reflections. Rain had fallen earlier that