Before she could make the call, however, Hector called.

Amanda promptly answered it and put him on speaker. “Hey, Hector.”

“We’ve removed the headlines and I’m contacting the other media companies. The news is spreading terribly, and my dad’s furious about it. The company is holding a board meeting and they want to remove me as the president.”

“Huh? Why? Why are they removing you from your positio——”

“Listen to me,” Hector interrupted. Tamping down his agitation, he continued, “No one is benefitting from this. If the Sterlings go down, the Whites won’t be living the high life, either. I’m trying my best to clean up this mess right now,...