Zander
Breaking up with Gina publicly turned out to be far more unpleasant than I expected, considering we weren’t actually breaking up.
Michael had arranged everything before sunrise. Preston Enterprises released a short statement announcing that I was temporarily stepping away from daily operations due to personal security concerns. Nothing about Victor. Nothing about the investigation. Then, less than an hour later, a carefully placed rumor reached the right people that Gina Lombardi had ended our relationship because the pressure surrounding my life had become too much.
I hated every word of it.
Gina, naturally, found my reaction entertaining.
“You know it’s fake.”
“I’m aware.”
“You’re glaring at your phone like you want to sue the internet.”
“I own enough attorneys to consider
