The entire place erupted. It was as if the reporters were in a battle of life and death with each other to ask their questions first.
Some of them even pulled the others back, so they could take the lead. After all, they realized that this was going to be in the headlines for a long time.
"I... I am not a businessman," Leo stammered into the microphone, his voice thin and fragile. He tucked a silver strand behind his ear, a gesture he'd practiced specifically to look vulnerable.
"I am not as talented as my brother. He had always been a compassionate man, whose compassion was only surpassed by his intelligence," he said weakly, making the place immediately go silent.
After the commotion died, he stated, "If taking the helm of Alpha Corp is what it takes to clear my brother's name, then I will carry that burden. Even if it crushes me..."
He leaned slightly into Blaze, the picture of a man needing a pillar of strength.
