"What the actual fuck—" Gloria's voice was cut off as the call ended abruptly. She glared at the screen, muttering curses under her breath. Her first instinct was to call Amalia back and demand an explanation, but her curiosity got the better of her.
Switching off her phone's "Do Not Disturb" mode, Gloria was immediately bombarded with a flood of messages and missed notifications. The sheer volume made her stomach churn. Among the chaos, one text caught her eye:
"Madam Gloria! The stock prices are plummeting, and the shares—"
Her heart raced. Stock prices? Shares? What was going on? She opened Instagram, where a trending post immediately caught her attention.
"Alan Latham and His Fiancée, Myra Allen, Caught in Scandalous Sex Video!"
Her breath hitched as she clicked on the post. Beneath the attention-grabbing headline, the caption read: