~Narrator’s~

“Someone’s feeding the press garbage…again.” Blair’s groans.

At first, it seems like another mundane media morning. Until it’s not.

Screens across Cuss Enterprises light up with one headline after another. Bold. Loud. Damning.

"CUSS’ NEXT-GEN DEVICE UNDERPERFORMS: INSIDER DATA SHOWS 62% FAILURE RATE."

"PRODUCT LAUNCH OR PUBLIC SCAM?"

"CUSS CONFIDENCE CRUMBLES."

Within seconds, phones start ringing. Emails flood Blair’s inbox. Investors are bailing. Partners are pausing. Competitors are circling like vultures that just smelled fresh blood.

Leo, tie loosened and jaw clenched, bursts into the PR command room. “Where the hell is this coming from?” he snaps.

Blair already has the reports pulled up, scrolling fast. “It’s fabricated. These...