The attacks began on a Tuesday.
Not with outrage. Not with scandal.
Not with evidence. With questions.
The dangerous kind. The kind designed to sound reasonable.
The first article appeared shortly after sunrise. A respected financial columnist questioned whether Clara was truly qualified to lead Ravenscroft Group.
The article was carefully written. Allmost surgical. No direct accusations. No obvious lies. Just doubts. Questions. Suggestions.
Was Clara promoted because of competence? Or because she happened to be the President's sister?
Could one family hold too much influence?
Should a corporation as large as Ravenscroft Group remain under the leadership of someone so closely connected to the new administration?
By midmorning, similar articles began appearing elsewhere. Business blogs.
Financial magazines. Opinion columns.
Investment forums. Each asking different questions. Yet somehow all reaching the same conclusion.
Clara should not be trusted.
