Call For Celebration

Parker exhaled through his nose, a rare smirk curling his lips. "Good. I prefer it that way. Unless it directly involves the fields I've invested in, I don't care for questions. Unnecessary."

She got it. No doubts. No hesitation. That's why she was useful.

Hours passed, the chaos he'd orchestrated still flooding newsfeeds, screenshots going viral, clips looping on repeat. The scandal was a wildfire, and Robert? Oh, poor fucking Robert was still clueless who had done this.

By evening, Cassidy called again, her tone laced with that rare hint of amusement. "Blackwood's still in the dark who's behind this. For now. But… calls have started rolling in. You know how corporations work. The scent of blood's already out there."

Parker chuckled under his breath, dark, satisfied. That's exactly what he wanted.