Chapter 64 - the smear campaign
True to his word, Richard immediately launched a vicious, highly coordinated media assault. Within forty-eight hours, sleazy tabloids and corrupt news networks began broadcasting heavily fabricated stories about the Vance family's dark secrets.
The malicious articles claimed Clara was a calculating gold-digger who had manipulated the late Arthur Vance, deliberately keeping Lily away from her "loving biological father." The dirty media campaign was designed to completely destroy their philanthropic reputation.
The corporate board of directors panicked as the conglomerate's stock took a noticeable dip. They desperately urged Lily to simply pay the extortion money to quickly silence the loud, incredibly embarrassing public scandal.
But Lily and Clara absolutely refused to surrender. They retreated to the subterranean safe room of the family estate, transforming it into a high-tech command center.
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"A broke, desperate man doesn't have the vast funds required to orchestrate a multi-million-dollar media blitz," Lily analyzed, her fingers flying across the glowing encrypted screens. "Someone extremely powerful is secretly backing him."
👉 read part 65 to witness the digital hunt.
