Sign the Papers Mr. Langford novel Chapter 440

He used to love the vulnerability when she looked down, and the fiery spark in her eyes when she swore she refused to lose. Now, he finally understood that the spark was never meant to illuminate anything.

It was meant to torch everything standing in her way.

At 4:00 PM, Thorne Corp's compliance office issued a succinct statement.

The circulating audio clip involving Mr. Sinclair bears obvious signs of malicious splicing. The compliance office has acquired the unedited master file and is actively investigating the leak and the propagation channels of the manipulated media. Until the investigation concludes, please refrain from drawing conclusions about project accountability based on tampered materials.

The statement didn't magically exonerate Stellaris, nor did it fully absolve Jude.

But it was enough to split the online consensus right down the middle.

Some claimed that if it was edited, someone was definitely hiding something.

Others demanded to know who doctored it, and why the crucial rejections were cut.

Reading the statement, Wren breathed a sigh of relief, but the heavy weight remained.

She knew the real danger had just begun.

Willow wouldn't stop here.

And whoever was weaponizing the media on her behalf wouldn't stop either.

That evening, Jude showed up at Stellaris.

When the receptionist called in to announce his arrival, Phoebe immediately frowned.

"What's he doing here?"

Wren thought for a second. "Send him in."

When Jude walked into the conference room, he looked utterly drained. His suit jacket was draped over his arm, his collar was slightly disheveled, and the dark circles under his eyes were impossible to hide.

He placed a USB drive on the table.

"The raw audio, the server access logs, the download history. And screenshots from the system proving Willow downloaded the meeting files last night."

Phoebe raised an eyebrow. "You're just handing this over to us?"

"It's the exact same copy I gave to Specialist Jameson," Jude stated. "Stellaris was dragged into this. You have a right to know."

Wren looked at him.

"What do you want?"

Jude remained silent for a beat.

"I want to know—when Stellaris first received that anonymous email, why didn't you go public with it immediately?"

Phoebe let out an incredulous laugh. "That's why you came here?"

Jude ignored her, keeping his eyes locked on Wren.

Wren replied, "Because there was a child involved."