Chapter 302: Chapter 302: Erasing Scars

Meanwhile, word of Heather Frost's actions had spread like wildfire.

The government, alongside the influential Storm family they were affiliated with, acted swiftly and decisively.

Heather was imprisoned and subjected to a public trial where her role in facilitating the kidnappings and experiments was laid bare.

It was eventually concluded that after a period of imprisonment, she would be subjected to a public execution. The punishment was severe, as both a warning and a statement: treasonous actions of this magnitude would not be tolerated by the empire.

The fallout for the Frost clan was catastrophic. Once a powerful and influential family, they were entirely severed from the Storms. Their businesses collapsed under the weight of the scandal, their allies abandoning them one by one. In a matter of weeks, the Frosts had gone from a position of prestige to the brink of ruin—of course, all of this was in the future.