Chapter 77

Then, with a heavy sigh, he lowered his head, leaning his back against the car door, his blank gaze fixed on the ceiling.

Damian Lancaster—the ambitious man, the cold-blooded businessman—now only looked like a remnant of his former self. Humiliated in front of the world, slapped by reality, and now dealing with the destruction he helped create himself.

“AH! SHIT!”

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Afternoon sunlight slipped in through the white curtains of the apartment’s living room. Elena sat back on the sofa, a cup of hot tea in her hand. Her gaze was fixed on the large television screen on the wall, where the latest news from international business channels was being shown.

After the video scandal that sparked huge controversy last week, Lancaster Group’s shares have now plunged another 35% on the New York and London exchanges. A number of major investors pulled out after it was revealed that the woman in the video was not Elena Elisabeth, but Isabella Monroe, the wife of Lancas