Inherit Billions (Seraphina and Orion)

Chapter 492 The Battle of Public Opinion

After Seraphina heard the news, her expression darkened, cold as ice. "How did his wife and a daughter with cancer suddenly appear? Do they expect us to sympathize with him?"

"Legally, their identity is valid, and the cancer is real. Although they're not asking for much money, the growing public attention is a problem," Thomas replied.

Seraphina felt a wave of nausea wash ou?

her.

She was the victim here, nearly losing her life, and yet the murderer's family had the audacity to pose as victims and demand money?

It was utterly disgusting!

Thomas pressed his lips together and said, "It's become increasingly difficult for the employees to come and go from the company. Every day, a crowd gathers outside. The security can't take action. Joseph offered them 20,000 dollars, and now they've tasted the sweet reward. They returned the following day, and the situation continues to escalate. Our biggest worry now is that this will affect the project's progress. If this continues, it could turn into a scandal. We can only imagine how it will be reported. We will suffer significant losses if this project stalls.

With that, a heavy silence enveloped the two of them.

Seraphina's anger boiled within her. How dare the murderer's family come begging for money when she was the one nearly killed?

She had plenty of money, but why would she waste even a single penny on them?

"Have you called the police?" she asked.

Thomas nodded. "We've reported it a few times, but the murderer's case hasn't gone to trial yet. There are no other relatives, just a woman with no income and a daughter with cancer. If we detain them, the other one might...

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brow, realizing this was the first time he'd

than securing

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public dissent it could negatively impact the project and the overall development of Eldoria Bay, so we need to

scoffed coldly, her disdain palpable. What a convenient way to shift the

was the appropriate

illegal means were allowed-they would lose the project if

with such shameless people was

breath, Seraphina asked, "What

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can outlive the other. In three months, the court will probably reach a verdict, and the

after a few months, they would hold the upper

murderer's daughter with cancer would invoke a wave

that sympathy festered, it

was

fell silent for a moment.

Thomas had thought that if Seraphina were in

later, Seraphina

him and asked, "When will