Beyond the Divorce

During dinner, Sean and Arnold arrived together. It seemed that headquarters was wherever we were.

Beatrice seemed much more spirited after waking up from her nap. Lauren had braided her long hair into a fishtail braid, giving her a delicate appearance that exuded a hint of fairy-like charm. When Finn returned and saw her, his eyes lit up.

I had also gotten some rest, having had a nap while Beatrice slept.

We were relaxed and at ease.

Outside, the world was in chaos. That morning, news of Hazelyn's arrest spread like wildfire on the internet, exploding in Gerby like a heavyweight bomb.

The details had all been exposed, including the medical examination report.

Suddenly, searching for keywords like "asylum," "imprisonment," "torture," "brutality," and others yielded a plethora of related reports. The click rates skyrocketed, and major websites kept reposting the news.

The accompanying images were horrifying, but none of our related personnel's photos had leaked, showing the skillful photography involved.

uproar. Public opinion surged, condemning

see Beatrice, who had been abused for a staggering nine years. The hospital was surrounded, and

If we hadn't been prepared so early, it would have been impossible to

had unquestionably been drawn into the vortex of public opinion. Byron was target of public criticism now. It didn't matter where he went. Whether it was where he lived or worked, everywhere

irrationally explained to the media that Beatrice had

of the abuse by Hazelyn, expressing shock

another wave of anger, with many pointing out

attitude couldn't

since this had happened in Gerby. The people were uncontrollable and gathered at the doors of both the Chandler and Ketter

and the Russell family hid like frightened turtles, retreating into

downplay the reports and deliberately create diversionary plots, no one

residence and angrily cursing Byron and Jocelyn. They