Chapter 3 — The Cost of Looking Away
News spread quickly.
Business channels replayed footage of Damian publicly humiliating Elena only hours before his removal.
Employees who had remained silent for years finally spoke.
One engineer described how Elena had personally stayed overnight helping fix a software crisis while Damian accepted credit during a press conference.
A receptionist remembered Elena bringing meals to staff during holidays.
A warehouse supervisor quietly admitted,
"She always knew our names."
Investors noticed the difference.
Customers noticed.
Employees noticed.
The market noticed.
Within days, Voss Global Holdings recovered.
Its share price rose.
Not because Damian had fallen.
But because confidence had returned.
Meanwhile, Veronica discovered her luxury lifestyle had depended entirely on Damian's executive privileges.
The penthouse lease ended.
The company car disappeared.
The corporate credit cards stopped working.
She knocked on Damian's apartment door.
May you like
He never answered.
For the first time, both of them had to live without borrowed power.
