Chapter 34 Crossroads

The days after the press conference passed like mist—quiet, reflective, and heavy with the sense of change. Damian no longer woke up with the weight of Blackwood Industries on his chest. There were no more board meetings, no more veiled threats from Veronica’s allies, and no more pretenses of playing the part his father once demanded. But freedom, he quickly learned, came with its own kind of pressure.