Joseph contacted a media outlet, claiming to have a major breaking story involving Jenton's richest woman. He wanted to use it to test Cora's reaction.Sure enough, by noon, the outlet suddenly canceled on him.Joseph's informant, who had been waiting outside the outlet's office, saw Cora's people arrive. It was obvious what had happened—the outlet had been either threatened or bought off. Next, even though Joseph already knew Natalie had been released on bail, he called the police to follow up anyway. The police subsequently contacted Cora, urging her to reach a private settlement as soon as possible. Otherwise, the case file would be transferred to the prosecutors. If that happened, Natalie would be remanded into custody, and the matter would go to court. At 3:00 pm, the Croma faction suddenly flexed its influence in Jenton. The police arrived at Cora's home and summoned Natalie back to the station. Cora, who was at company headquarters, immediately panicked. She dispatched
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