They Poisoned My Father, So I Bankrupted Their Billion-Dollar Empire

Chapter 14: The Smear Campaign

The victory was short-lived. By evening, the narrative had shifted.

Jack walked into the local grocery store to buy soup for his recovering mother. The silence was deafening. People he had known his whole life turned their carts around to avoid him.

He looked up at the TV mounted in the corner. A national news anchor was speaking.

"...allegations that the so-called 'Miller Journal' is a forgery created by a disgruntled son seeking a payout. Sources close to the family claim Jack Miller has a history of gambling debts and substance abuse..."

"It's a lie!" Jack shouted at the screen. The cashier glared at him.

"We don't want trouble, Jack," the cashier muttered. "Just pay and leave."

OmniCore’s PR firm was earning its paycheck. They weren't fighting the evidence; they were fighting the character of the plaintiff. It was textbook defamation, but it was working.

Jack walked out to the parking lot. His heart stopped.

Someone had keyed his truck. Deep scratches ruined the paint. And across the windshield, in bright red spray paint, was a single word:

LIAR.