Becca
The lobby is chaos now.
Reporters talking over each other.
Phones recording.
People whispering behind their hands.
Stephen’s face has gone that specific shade of controlled anger he gets when he realises a situation is slipping away from him.
Not lost yet.
But slipping.
He hates slipping.
A reporter pushes forward again.
“Mr Hale, can you confirm the existence of offshore accounts connected to Hale Industries?”
Stephen straightens his shoulders.
CEO mode activated.
“Yes,” he says clearly.
The room quiets.
“Many multinational corporations operate subsidiaries overseas. That is completely legal.”
Some reporters nod.
Others keep asking questions.
“But what about the shell companies mentioned in the leak?” another asks.
Stephen’s voice remains smooth.
“Those claims ar
