It wasn't just family members or even friends. The Morgans, who had long chosen their side under the guise of neutrality, were reacting to the news. But it wasn't just them. It was the whole country. Weeks and weeks of relentless bad PR and a systematic reputation assassination of Alexander Blackwell had played out beautifully across America. The man who once commanded boardrooms with a single glance, who had built an empire that even his rivals grudgingly respected, had now become public enemy number one.
The outcry for his arrest was deafening. Social media, news stations, and even casual conversations in cafés all echoed the same sentiment—Alexander Blackwell must fall.
On one of the country's leading news talk shows, the discussion was in full swing.
"This man is a criminal! A predator!" A woman in a bright red suit slammed her hand against the table, her voice seething with fury. "If even half of what we're hearing is true, he deserves to rot in prison."