The heavy mahogany doors of the conference room remained sealed long after Sharon’s footsteps faded down the corridor. Andrew sat slumped against the base of the long oak table, staring blankly at the empty doorway. The silence in the room was heavy, almost suffocating,

For the next three days, Andrew camped outside the private estate owned by the Vance family in the city's exclusive northern hills. The estate was surrounded by high stone walls, forged iron gates, and high-definition security cameras that monitored every vehicle creeping

A month after Sharon’s departure from the city, the corporate world witnessed the rapid, systematic collapse of Apex Global.

It was not a sudden, violent crash.

There was no single press conference announcing bankruptcy. No dramatic overnight shutdown. No televised image o