Claude Lockheart never raised his voice, never threw a fit, never needed to threaten anyone directly. When he moved, the world adjusted around him—quietly, efficiently, irreversibly.
Three days after the call, the city's calm surface began to ripple. The three names that had been whispered in private—Serena Vayne, Richard Vey, and Cassandra Vey—were suddenly everywhere.
It began with the sound of typing in Brian's dimly lit office at Jean Entertainment. Dozens of files opened across multiple screens, a digital storm of documents and video recordings. Brian's fingers flew over the keyboard, eyes sharp and cold. He wasn't just compiling data—he was building a case. Financial reports showing Richard Vey's embezzlement of board funds, leaked messages proving Cassandra had bribed a production assistant for sabotage, and a recording of Serena threatening a journalist who refused to write her "exclusive exposé" on Mio.
