Chapter 230

The Capital Ethics Bureau had launched a formal inquiry into the recent media scandal targeting Cassandra Sinclair. As the fabricated rumors had been traced back to Hazel Sterling’s network one of the city’s most powerful old-money families it was standard protocol for the Bureau to investigate her directly. But Hazel was no fool. She had mastered the art of public diplomacy long ago. Knowing her status afforded her a shield, she responded predictably: by offering a scapegoat.