Sacrificial Pawn

Richard: [What an ungrateful wretch we've raised! To be so ruthless to her brother.]

Richard: [Alright, since Gideon's been released, stop lurking outside the station before reporters spot you. Our priority is controlling the online narrative. Get to the office. I called an emergency meeting.]

As Vance read the stream of messages, unease lingered. 'Is it really that simple?'

But with Gideon's rele