Chapter 44 Title: Blame

Chapter Theme Song: You Right by Doja Cat, The Weekend

[Iris’s POV]

“Ladies and gentleman, we ask for you continued indulgence for a few more minutes. The president will be here shortly. Please remember to keep you questions brief as we have a lot to get through today. Thank you for your patience.”

Whispers rippled through the room upon Daniel’s announcement. We hadn’t returned to Silverstone City because Xavier and Daniel had both agreed that the damage was too great to be handled remotely. I couldn’t help but agree and hopefully the public would see that Xavier wasn’t to blame for this tragedy.

I had returned...