Chapter 6: The Morning After
By sunrise, the world knew.
Headlines exploded.
The affair.
The scandal.
The gala.
And the woman in white.
But what mattered most—
Wasn’t the news.
It was the messages.
Employees reached out.
“We knew something was wrong.”
“Thank you.”
“You said what no one else would.”
Avery read them quietly.
This wasn’t about revenge.
It was about truth.
Inside Blackwell, the shift was immediate.
Fear gave way to clarity.
People stood straighter.
Spoke cleaner.
Because leadership had changed.
Not louder.
Better.
And for the first time—
The company felt honest.
