When the cold water hit me, nothing around me paused.

Everything inside me went quiet.

I reached into my bag and called Daniel.

Daniel wasn’t just a lawyer—he was the only person who knew the truth.

Virex Holdings wasn’t Marcus’s company.

It was mine.

I was the majority owner, hidden behind a trust my grandmother had set up years ago.

“Are you okay?” he asked immediately.

I looked straight at Marcus.
“Activate clause nine.”

Silence.

“That will freeze everything,” Daniel warned.
“Do it.”