CHAPTER 95 Evidence

　　Alexander's POV

　　I've always known that power, real power, isn't something you flaunt. It's something you control from behind the scenes, with quiet precision and unrelenting focus. That's why, as the first cracks began to form in my company's reputation, I didn't react publicly. I waited. I gathered information. And I watched.

　　The rumors started small, at first. Whispers online about mismanagement, about the company's latest real estate projects being failures. The kind of things that could be brushed off as competitive slander. But then the whispers became louder until they weren't just whispers anymore. Articles were written, reports were spread, and suddenly, the stock started falling.

　　It was strategic. It had to be. But that's the thing with strategy—it leaves a trail.