Chapter 6 - The Media Storm
By the third day, the story had leaked to the local news.
"WEALTHY PHILANTHROPIST WANTED IN DISFIGURING OF GRANDDAUGHTER," read the headlines.
News vans parked outside the hospital, desperate for a statement from us.
I refused to leave Chloe's side, keeping the blinds tightly shut.
The community was in absolute shock.
People who had defended Arthur for years were now burning his donations.
His pristine reputation was utterly destroyed in a matter of hours.
But despite the heavy media coverage, Arthur remained a ghost.
The police had received hundreds of tips, but none of them led anywhere.
He had the money and the connections to disappear without a trace.
I sat by Chloe's bed, watching the news on silent.
I knew Arthur was out there, watching the chaos he had caused.
He always loved being the center of attention.
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He was probably enjoying the fact that everyone was looking for him.
But he underestimated how fiercely a mother would fight for her child.
