The world didn’t stop spinning after Eliora’s broadcast. But it felt like mine did.

Two hours after her video went live, our phones wouldn’t stop buzzing.

Calls from Adrian’s PR team. His father. Vanessa. Legal reps. The hospital board.

Everyone wanted answers.

Adrian didn’t give them any.

He paced the length of the study in silence, one hand on his jaw, the other clenched at his side.

I sat by the window. Watching the gray sky churn.

They said it might rain. But the thunder ...