Jasmine's POV
The silence in my office was heavier than usual. The clock's ticking seemed to echo against the glass walls. My mind was still spinning after the chaos in the boardroom and the unsettling revelation about my mother.
I spent most of the night replaying Zara's words, trying to separate truth from her twisted intentions. What could my mother possibly have to do with KnightCorp?
Then came the tip… a former Duvall Holdings employee named Lydia Cole, who once worked directly under my mother. She reached out through a private channel, saying she had something I needed to know. Something about the "Knight Project."
Leonard had begged me not to go alone. "Jas, people like Zara don't throw stones without a plan. Be careful." he'd said.
But caution was a luxury I couldn't afford anymore.
