When Linsy reached the lobby, the scene was chaos. Reporters swarmed the entrance, their cameras forming a wall of flashing lights focused on Liam and Flora, who were performing a masterclass in victimhood.

Flora, her eyes puffy and red, looked pleadingly into a camera. "Thank you all for your concern. With you here, I believe justice will finally be served!"

"What justice?" Linsy's voice, cold and sharp as shattered glass, cut through the melodrama. She strode forward, her posture erect and ...