The leak hit the internet like a match dropped in dry grass.
Hashtags exploded. News outlets scrambled. Social media was a minefield of names, screenshots, and whispered corruption.
Lynn scrolled through the trending topics with a calm smile. Mokoena's name was everywhere now—linked to bribery, embezzlement, and ties to a criminal network that stretched far beyond what anyone imagined. The receipts had spoken, and the world was listening.
Michael stood across from her in the café, arms folded. "You sure this won't come back to bite us?"
"I'm counting on it," she said simply, setting her phone down. "They'll come hard. Fast. But now they'll come out into the open."
Right on cue, the doorbell chimed.
A man in a navy suit entered—tall, clean-shaven, with cold, calculating eyes. He moved like a lawyer, but Lynn recognized the predator beneath the polished shell.
"Miss Lynn," he greeted. "I'm here on behalf of Mr. Mokoena."
Lynn didn't invite him to sit.
"Tell your boss I'm just getting started."
His smile was thin and humorless. "You've made a very dangerous enemy."
Lynn's eyes narrowed. "Good. I'd hate to waste my time on a coward."
He leaned in, voice low. "Walk away now, and you might still salvage what's left of your life."
She leaned in closer. "You'll wish you walked away when you had the chance."
The man blinked first.
He straightened his jacket and left, but Lynn knew this was just the opening move.
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Later that night, Michael handed her a flash drive. "This one's about Jayden. It's worse than we thought."
Lynn plugged it in and watched the screen flicker to life—images of underground dealings, forced silence, money laundering, and... something darker.
Her stomach turned. "He's been hurting people."
Michael nodded grimly. "And now, people are going missing. Jayden isn't just toxic. He's lethal."
A chill ran through her. "Then we expose him next."
Michael hesitated. "If you do, he'll come for you."
"He already is."
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Meanwhile, Jayden stared at his own screen, his jaw clenched.
"She's going to ruin everything."
Behind him, Mokoena stepped forward. "Then we destroy her first."