CHAPTER EIGHTY EIGHT – BAD ALLEGATIONS

Logan's face softened, and he reached out to take her hand. "Deonna, I love you. You and our baby are everything to me. I would never do anything to jeopardize that." For a moment, Deonna felt her resolve weaken. But then Emma's words echoed in her mind, and the doubt came rushing back. Just as Deonna thought things couldn't get any worse, the scandal exploded into the public eye. She woke one morning to find Logan's face plastered across every news channel, accompanied by headlines screaming about financial fraud and cover-ups at Maine Enterprises. Emma had leaked the story to the media, providing what she claimed was evidence of Logan's involvement in the scandal. The coverage was relentless, with reporters camped outside their apartment and Logan's office, clamoring for comments. Logan was in crisis mode, huddled with lawyers and PR specialists, issuing statements denying any wrongdoing. "These allegations are completely false," he declared in a hastily arranged press conference