The call ended with a click before Veronica could say another word.
Frowning deeply, she unlocked her phone and opened the news app. Within seconds, her heart skipped a beat.
Bold headlines screamed at her:
#CalvertIsDeadOrMissing
#NotoriousHarrisonsCaughtInGangFight
#MysteriousSonOfHarrisonDemandsSearchForMissingFather
Her breath hitched as she read through the reports.
The Calvert mansion — once a symbol of ruthless power — now lay in ruins, the aftermath of a violent gang conflict that had exploded without warning. Calvert himself was presumed dead or missing.
Even more shocking was the revelation that Calvert's long-estranged son, the one who had vanished abroad, had returned and was publicly demanding answers regarding his father's disappearance.
The chaos described in the articles barely scratched the surface of the truth — and Veronica knew it.
A sinking feeling twisted in her gut.
The media hadn't pieced it together yet, but she could.
Aurora.
