Chapter 629
“The Rowlands! Get out of Beaconsfield!”
“The Rowland Hospital is corrupt! Zaiden has blood on his hands!”
“Rowlands, go to hell! Justice will be served!”
The crowd had encircled the
embers of the Rowland and the Clements families, hurling rotten
eggs with such precision it was clear they had practice.
Just moments ago, a group of cancer patients‘ family members had gone public with a damning accusation against Zaiden. The details were horrifying..
Despite Zaiden’s errors, the Rowlands were shamelessly covering for him. Finding no recourse through official channels, the common folk seized the moment to expose Zaiden’s misdeeds as the Rowland family’s scandal erupted.
The live stream had exploded, and the recorded video detailing the tearful testimonials of suffering families had gone viral.
“My granddad was seventy. He was diagnosed with late–stage liver cancer with metastasis. There was no hope for treatment, they said. But Zaiden promised a cure if we sold our house and pulled together over a million dollars for top–notch medical care. We spent every penny, and then my granddad passed. They have no medical ethics. We demand justice from the public!”
“I overheard Zaiden telling doctors to cycle cancer patients through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. They milked money from each department until there was nothing left, then left them to alternative medicine to die. My spouse had early–stage lung cancer and suffered this torture for three months before passing. The Rowlands have blood on their hands! I have recordings of Zaiden. I demand accountability!”
“The Rowland Hospital saves no one! It only harms. We demand justice!”
The ten–minute video spread like wildfire online, and coupled with Zaiden’s own incriminating audio, it was the nail in the coffin for the Rowlands.
Public outrage was immense. Education, healthcare, and law are society’s pillars. As long as education remained fair, there was hope for the underprivileged to rise. With ethical healthcare, life was respected. If the law upheld justice, societal ills would be minimized. When these pillars crumbled, society would descend into hell.
Zaiden’s actions trampled on the dignity of ordinary people, exploiting desperate families in their darkest hours. The Rowlands‘ complicity still allowed him to climb the ranks within the hospital. Appalling!
The crowd now swarming the scene was fueled by righteous anger after watching the video. News of the Rowlands‘ impending marriage with the Clements had spread, and now the protesters had tracked them down to the Harmony Haven Hotel.
07:07
The hotel security was overwhelmed, and the Rowlands were pelted with rotten eggs and spoiled lettuce. In a desperate attempt to protect Tessa, Andrew was also a mess, reeking of decay.
Though initially bystanders, the Clements were now tainted by association and accused of collusion.
“A despicable lot, all deserving of hell!”
“You don’t value our lives! To hell with you!”
Tessa felt the world crumbling around her, and her cheeks stung not just from the physical blows but from the chaos of it all. She looked into the angry faces; In their eyes, she saw the desire to tear her apart.
What had happened? What had gone wrong?
She couldn’t think straight. The Rowlands were finished.
Everything was ruined.
The Clements, already on edge that evening, were now smeared with the fallout from the Rowland debacle and were fuming.
Marissa’s expensive dress was ruined with vile egg slime, and she was close to vomiting with disgust as she pointed an accusing finger at the Rowlands. “This engagement is off! My son will have no more dealings with the Rowlands!”
The Clements left the scene in disgust.
Before she left. Marissa turned to Andrew, who was still shielding Tessa and said angrily, “Come with me, son. Look at the mess the Rowlands have made. What a disgrace!”
Tears streamed down Tessa’s face as she clung to Andrew, her last lifeline. “Don’t leave. Andrew. Please don’t go.”
Seeing her in such a state, Andrew draped his jacket over her and escorted her to the Clements‘
car.
