Chapter 152: The Shattered Mask

The digital ticker was a river of blood. Red, cascading numbers flowed across the screen in Austin Warth’s cavernous office, each digit a fresh stab wound to his ego and his empire. Warth International’s stock, once a titan of the index, was in a nosedive so steep it defied financial gravity. The fallout from the charity gala was not a temporary dip; it was a catastrophic implosion. He hurled a crystal glass against the bulletproof window overlooking the city. It shattered with a pathetic...