“GET THOSE REPORTERS OUT OF MY BUILDING!”

Cassandra’s furious scream echoed across the entire office floor. Her hands trembled with rage as the television continued to replay the video that had exposed all her lies.

One by one, her investors were pulling out.

Calls from sponsors flooded in—each demanding explanations, each threatening to terminate their contracts.

“Ms. Cassandra,” her secretary stammered, pale with fear, “the media is waiting in the lobby.”

“Tell them to leave! I’m not talking to anyone!” Cassandra shouted, grabbing a stack of documents from her desk and hurling them to the floor.

The terrified secretary quickly backed away, leaving Cassandra alone with her reflection in the...