Our Enduring Flame

or gentle words of support. He laid out a strategy. We met in a sleek, minimalist of

ing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows. "A respected business

still shaky from the conf

lic loves a tragedy, but they love justice more. We will paint a picture of a brilliant

he resentment that had been festering inside me for years. But the

said. "They'll say I'm doin

simply offer a more compelling narrative. The key is evidence." He stopped pacing and looked at me. "You mentio

ngings into boxes. My father had wanted to throw them away, but I had insisted on keeping them, movi

ad across Damien'

ough old files, financial statements, and personal letters. It was a painful journey into the past, each document a fre

signed by my father, giving controlling interest in her family's company t

t go to the tabloids. He arranged an exclusive interview for me with

old my story, my voice shaking at first, then growing stronger as I laid out the facts. I spoke of my mother's passion for her comp

bombshell that shattered the carefully crafted image of my family. Th

een so firmly on Clara's side, began to turn. The comments on social media were brutal. M

n emergency board meeting. The prestigious charities that Clara chaired suddenly

nce, his face a grim mask of indignation. He denied everything, callin

my sister," she said, tears welling in her eyes. "I don't know why she's doing this t

g it. The evidence was too damning. My story was too believ

brief and to the point. He announced that in light of the "recent and disturb

anding was in tatters. I felt a surge of grim satisfaction. It wasn't happiness, but it was

n the balcony of his office, l

id, joining him at the

not looking at me. "They're wounded, bu

r next mov

pany. We file a lawsuit to have the share transfer declared fraudulent.

th. He was talking about reclaiming an empire. It was a terrifying th

win?" I

shifted, a shadow passing through his dark eyes. "But you should know,

r. "I know what you're doing. There are things you don't understan

to Damien. He read it

new player in the ga

the shadows. The victory I had felt just moments before evaporated, replaced by a cold dread. Damien

nemy. The battle for my mother's company wa