Chapter 683

Pinebrook — Beach Group. "The safety incident had just started to quiet down, and now we're trending all over again. One of the victims' family members couldn't take the online abuse and committed suicide!" "Someone intentionally stirred up hate online, accusing the victim's family of settling for money and not caring about their loved one's life." The media storm hit like a tidal wave, suffocating everyone under its weight. Sometimes, public opinion is as deadly as a knife. The people behind this had it all calculated — force the family into a corner, blow up the situation, and make sure Beach Group gets dragged right back into the spotlight. They didn't care about lives. It was all just a game to them — a brutal, selfish game. "In the eyes of those in power, lives mean nothing. As long as they get what they want, people are just pawns." Madeleine had headed straight to Beach Group right after landing. She knew Samuel wouldn't let this go so easily. This was just too perfect of an opp