Adrian
The news segment was still playing when I walked into the study, muted now, Ryder's jaw tight as he gestured at the screen. A reporter stood outside the gates of my own estate, my own front gates, gesturing behind her at the property like she was standing outside a crime scene instead of my home.
"Sources close to the family," the caption read beneath her, "describe growing concern within Blackwood Dynamics over CEO Adrian Blackwood's sudden change in priorities following the revelation of a previously unknown son."
I turned the volume up just enough to catch the last of it.
"—shareholders have reportedly expressed unease over Blackwood's absence from three major meetings this month, raising questions about whether personal matters are affecting his leadership at a critical mome
