Chapter 482

As soon as Caroline stepped out of the hospital room, a swarm of police officers stormed the inpatient wing. People were crowding around, watching the chaos unfold. Reporters and media folks were everywhere. "What the heck's going on?" she asked, eyes narrowing with curiosity. Her assistant was right next to her, leaning in like he was sharing super juicy gossip. "So, while you were in the room, I went digging. Word is someone ratted out the Merritt family for tax evasion and running some shady underground business issuing fake invoices and laundering money. They were into some seriously illegal stuff—huge amounts of cash, dozens of companies involved. This whole thing just exploded, and now it's dragging in a ton of people." He glanced around nervously, lowering his voice. "Heard the Beach Group might be caught up in it too. Could shake things up big time." Caroline squinted, gave a cold chuckle. "Karma never misses, huh?" "But maybe not," the assistant added. "Cops couldn't even get