Alexander's POV

After three days of media speculation and board member calls we decided to hold a formal press conference addressing our relationship directly.

"Better to control the narrative than let reporters speculate." I explained to Lily as we prepared talking points.

"Are you sure we should do this?" Lily looked nervous. "Maybe the attention will die down if we just ignore it."

"It won't die down until we address it directly." I pulled up examples of similar situations. "We need to ...