The world outside had not calmed down; if anything, the clamor had only intensified after the press conference. By morning, every news channel, social media platform, and business article carried some version of Vikram’s statement, while edited video clips from the conference circulated endlessly online. Some users layered emotional music beneath his words, some called him admirable, and others labeled him reckless. While many praised him for standing beside his wife so publicly, others questioned how deeply this brewing scandal would affect the future of the Khanna Corporation.

​Yet, out of the entire broadcast, one particular clip spread faster than all the rest: “She is my daughter.” The internet had taken those four words and transformed them into something larger and more resonant than any PR team could have ever manufactured.