Blown

(Lester’s POV) I sat in my office, my hands clenched tightly around the armrests of my chair. The usually pristine room is in disarray—papers scattered across my desk, a half-empty glass of whiskey sitting precariously close to the edge. My mind is spinning, overwhelmed by the mounting pressure that seemed to close in on me from all sides. I stared blankly at the latest lawsuit papers sprawled out before me, my vision blurring with a mix of exhaustion and frustration. The legal battles are multiplying, each one more damaging than the last. And now, to make matters worse, the revelation that the mysterious investor who has bought the largest shares in my company is none other than Kalel Villafuerte, the powerful trillionaire who happens to be Camilla’s fiancée as well. For all I know, they planned all of this. They wanted me to fall down together with my company. A sharp knock on the door broke through my spiraling thoughts, and before I could respond, my mother entered the room, her fa