Archie exchanged glances with Claire before prying the box open. His face went rigid.
With a sharp flick of his wrist, he knocked the box over, sending its contents scattering across the floor.
"What the fuck is this?!"
Photographs spilled everywhere.
Shots of Archie and Claire at a hotel. On holiday. Kissing in a nightclub. Some of their most intimate moments.
Amongst the pile, a copy of Zac’s birth certificate landed face up. Archie's name was listed as the biological father. Claire as the mother.
And at the very top—a white envelope.
Inside, my signed divorce papers.
The room turned deathly silent.
Archie clenched his jaw, his hands balling into fists as he glared at the evidence.
Thomas shifted uneasily. "Sir…"
"What now?!" Archie barked, his temper flaring.
Thomas hesitated before shakily handing over his tablet. "You need to see this."
Archie snatched it, eyes widening as he took in the screen. A stock market graph was plummeting.
OAK GROUP SHARES TANKING
And beneath the headline, a more damning line of text:
"CEO SCANDAL EXPOSED! INFIDELITY & SECRET CHILD SHAKE COMPANY REPUTATION"
Archie went completely still. His face drained of colour.
Claire gasped, her hands covering her mouth.