At that time, Veridian University Hospital would be hosting a public hearing attended by leading medical experts from across the country, along with senior officials from the Health Department.
The event would be livestreamed on Polaris Media, the flagship platform under Bennett Group—the media conglomerate run by the influential Bennett family, one of Veridian City’s most powerful dynasties.
With their dominance in the news industry, the Bennetts enjoyed unparalleled authority. No one dared cross them. Only the Bennett Group’s reporters would have the guts to dig up industry scandals and broadcast them to the world. In the eyes of the public, their credibility even surpassed that of the national news networks.
So, with the hearing being covered by Polaris Media, everyone knew the information would be reliable.
As soon as the announcement dropped, the internet exploded—again.
Just as Zinnia had predicted, the story of Zephyr standing up to an online gossip blogger was splashed across the web, exaggerated and sensationalized by Polaris Media’s rivals. Through malicious editing, they nearly made Zephyr out to be some kind of underworld enforcer.
Now, with the official announcement out, the tide of public opinion slowly began to shift.
[If even Polaris Media is getting involved, Dr. Quinn must be pretty confident she has nothing to hide.]
[Did you see the list of medical experts attending the hearing? Any one of them could shake the entire industry.]
[Let’s see how she tries to squirm out of this one. My advice? Quit the hospital and apologize to our Princess Noelle while you still can.]
[Noelle must really be Mr. Ford’s darling. Only he could bring in such heavy hitters for her.]
[Mr. Ford is clearly going all out to protect his precious wife.]
[Heh, can’t wait to see that homewrecker Zinnia get put in her place.]
[…]
Meanwhile, inside the hospital, those who knew Zinnia was actually married to Landon Ford scrolled through the rabid comments from Noelle’s fanatics and scoffed.


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