*PUBLIC EXECUTION*
Tyler's POV
“...allegations that have reportedly left you blacklisted from working anywhere in your field. Considering Tyler comes from one of the most prominent, wealthy families in the country… Do you honestly believe a middle-class girl with a compromised financial background fits into his status quo? And more importantly, Flora… are these criminal claims true?”
The air in the room became tense immediately.
Beside me, Flora went entirely still. The soft, rhythmic breathing I’d been tracking for the last twenty minutes flatlined.
The mechanical click-whir-click of the media camera and keyboards exploded into a frenzied, chaotic roar.
Reporters were already leaning over their small desks, pens tearing into pads, their heads bent in frantic, venomous whispers.
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