A headline shot to the top of the trending list hours later. [Remi Puth, the Web Group's business development manager, is involved in a scandal about financial crime]

The Web Group was trending for all the wrong reasons in only one afternoon. Mason's stomach was in knots as he watched the narrative go from bad to worse. His phone was ringing off the hook with calls from different companies. He ran inside Leon's office like his butt was on fire.

Leon hardly looked up from the files in front of him, and his voice was calm. "What's got you all worked up? Is Remi still in jail, or did she...