After leaving the hospital, ra nced up at the gloomy sky, feeling like a heavy weight had settled on her heart. She drove over to the Bradford Group, where a few top execs who had always supported her quickly gathered around.


    "Ms. ra, did you find the CEO?" one of them asked.


    ra sank into the CEO''s chair, rubbing her temples tiredly. Just then, Cole walked in unexpectedly. "Weren''t you supposed to be with your family?" she asked, surprised.


    "After your call, I couldn''t shake the feeling that something was off. Is everything okay?" he replied.


    ra nodded for the others to leave, keeping Cole behind. He''d been with Johnny for years and had been a reliable ally to Ryan afterward. She trusted him.


    She exined Ryan''s situation and showed him the trending topic that was heating up online. It was clear someone was stirring up trouble, and once the topic hit number one, Ryan''s story would break wide open. When that happened, it wouldn''t just be Ryan under fire; the wholepany would be in the spotlight.


    With things as they were, ra knew she only had one choice. She caught Cole''s eye, and he quickly understood.


    "Ms. ra, you''re the only one who can step in as CEO and put these rumors to rest," he said.


    Despite Ryan being manipted, the situation was a breach of ethics, and wrong was wrong. Mistakes had consequences. ra gave a small, ironic smile. She''d put Ryan in this position because Naomi had always viewed her with suspicion, convinced she was after the Bradford family''s wealth. Naomi hadn''t been kind to ra, but she was fiercely loyal to Johnny and their son, Ryan. The empire Johnny built was as much Naomi''s legacy as his.


    ra wanted to live with integrity, no matter how dark the world seemed. But with Quinn out ofmission, she really had no other choice now. Taking a deep breath, she firmed up her resolve. "Let''s go ahead with it. Issue a public statement, admit our mistakes, and exin that Ryan was manipted. He''s in custody now, and we won''t excuse his actions."


    Sometimes the public just needs acknowledgment. The more you try to bury the news, the worse the bacsh when it finally breaks. It''s better to be upfront, apologize, and even donate tow enforcement to help fight these issues.


    The Bradford family was already on shaky ground, with their assets tied up innd and not much cash on hand. ra donated five million, money Simon had given her from Dn as hush money for the Eden incident.


    With the statement out and the donation made, plus a major shake-up within the Bradford Group that saw a lot of young talent promoted, ra showed everyone she meant business. From deciding to take charge to implementing all these changes, only six hours had passed.