My CEO HUSBAND sign the divorce novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178: Aftermath

The moment I saw the news, I immediately got out of bed and started getting ready for work.

But while I was downstairs having breakfast, Jane arrived at the villa to brief me on the situation.

"The fire caused a huge stir online," she explained seriously. "Mr. Blackwood has been dealing with the aftermath since last night. He’ll be flying to B City personally today."

Maria quickly went upstairs to prepare Alexander’s luggage while Jane continued reviewing several documents in her hands.

Not long after, Maria came back down carrying a neatly packed suitcase, which Jane took before leaving in a hurry.

The villa suddenly became quiet again.

I stood there staring at the empty living room for a moment, my brows slowly furrowing.

Instinctively, I took out my phone.

My fingers hovered over Alexander’s contact for several seconds.

But in the end...

I still didn’t call him.

After calming myself down, I drove to the company.

The moment I stepped into the office building, employees greeted me warmly one after another.

"Good morning, Director Alicia."

"Director Alicia, hello."

"Director Alicia, have you had breakfast yet?"

I responded with a faint smile while walking toward the elevator.

Just as I turned the corner, a female employee accidentally bumped into me.

She looked ready to complain at first, but the moment she realized who I was, her expression changed instantly.

"I-I’m sorry, Director Alicia. I didn’t mean to bump into you."

"It’s alright," I replied calmly.

Although I didn’t know her personally, I recognized her voice immediately.

She had been one of the employees gossiping about me in the restroom that day.

For a brief moment, I didn’t know what to feel.

Perhaps... this was simply reality.

People followed whichever direction public opinion favored....

At exactly eleven in the morning, the B City police officially released preliminary findings regarding the warehouse fire.

According to surveillance footage and statements from surviving employees, the deceased worker had allegedly been drinking during working hours. Improper handling afterward had ultimately triggered the fire.

As for the missing employee, he had reportedly been with the deceased near the origin point of the fire before the accident occurred.

I frowned slightly after reading the report.

If that was true... then how had the missing employee escaped without leaving any trace behind?

Something about the situation felt off.

Unfortunately, most netizens online weren’t interested in calmly analyzing the details.

Instead, countless people immediately questioned the police report itself, demanding that authorities publicly release the surveillance footage.

The moment something became linked to a major corporation or the capital market, many people instinctively assumed the company was guilty—regardless of the actual evidence.

And once public emotions became involved, reason no longer mattered.

Soon, new conspiracy theories began spreading online again.

Some questioned whether the deceased employee had actually been forced to work overtime before the accident. Others speculated that the "missing employee" had actually died in the fire as well and that Blackwood Dominion Enterprises was deliberately covering it up.

The atmosphere online grew more chaotic by the minute.

And somehow...

The more I watched everything unfold, the stronger the uneasy feeling in my chest became.

It felt as though someone was deliberately pushing public opinion in a specific direction.

The atmosphere online had become completely irrational.

Then, shortly afterward, another video suddenly exploded across Twitter.

It was an interview with the deceased worker’s wife.

The woman appeared to be in her late thirties. Her eyes were swollen red from crying as she faced the camera with trembling hands.

"My husband was an honest and hardworking man his entire life. How could he possibly drink during work hours?

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