SOPHIE KNEW the rumors had reached a new level when strangers started recognizing her. It happened on a Tuesday morning while she was buying coffee near campus. A woman standing in line glanced at her phone, looked up at Sophie, then looked back at her phone again. The recognition was immediate. So was the judgment. By the time Sophie reached Keller Capital later that afternoon, she had already seen three separate articles mentioning her name. None of them contained actual evidence. That did not stop anyone from publishing them. One headline suggested that Lucien Keller had given Sophie privileged access to company resources because of a personal relationship. Another implied that the investigation into race sabotage was being manipulated to protect Moore Customs. A third article

