Chapter 109: The Public Showdown

The press conference was set, the stakes higher than ever. I had no illusions about the way things were unfolding. The battle with Victor Ashford was no longer about business—it was about control, about the truth, and most importantly, about the very future of everything we had built. The world was watching, and so were we.

Damien and I stood side by side, facing a sea of cameras. The room felt suffocating. There was no turning back. This was the moment where our words would either make or break us. Behind us, Sophie and Lucas were hard at work, their eyes darting between the screens and the crowd. They were in the trenches with us, but today, the world wasn't looking at them. They were looking at us—the faces of the Blackwood legacy.