Clara
The silence that fell over the room after my lawyer's words was devastating. Heavy… Uncomfortable. Almost impossible to breathe in.
I was still sitting across from Alexander, but it felt as if miles had suddenly separated us. He was no longer the man with whom I had built this company's expansion, no longer the partner who had helped me open doors in New York. Now he was someone I could barely recognize. And yet… A part of me was still trying to understand why.
Why do it? Why risk so much?
My fingers were freezing under the table as the board members began exchanging glances.
Hale was the first to speak, slowly removing his glasses and placing them on the table.
"This is… serious."
His voice was lower than usual, and he looked again at the documents in front of him. The
