Chapter 261 - The Scandal Breaks

Logan's lips quirked in a sad smile. "Fair enough." He took a deep breath. "You know I wasn't... I wasn't a good person when we first met. The pranks, the sabotage... that was just the tip of the iceberg." Deonna nodded, remembering those early days all too well. "Before that, before you... I was worse." Logan's voice was raw with regret. "I partied hard. Drugs, alcohol, women... I didn't care about consequences. I thought I was untouchable." "The parties the article mentions?" Logan nodded. "Yeah. Wild doesn't begin to cover it. There was cocaine, ecstasy... I'm not proud of it, Dee. I was stupid and reckless." Deonna's face was carefully neutral. "And the business deals?" Logan's jaw clenched. "I pushed boundaries. I was aggressive, cutthroat. But I swear to you, Dee, I never crossed the line into anything illegal. The insider trading they're alleging? That's bullshit." "But will you be able to prove that?" Deonna asked softly. Logan's shoulders slumped. "I don't know. We're