Chapter 164: The Question They Wanted Answered
For all their reactions... things still got worse.
Mercer's Row had not quite settled from the last question, the outrage still simmering low beneath the surface, when the interviewer spoke again.
And this time, the question caused outrage. One could hear the hesitancy in the interviewer's voice, but it was also obvious the interviewer had to ask the question.
And so they did, asking Lyria if her aim in coming out now as a Moon candidate was to take Princess Jacinta's role.
And immediately the question was asked, silence descended upon Mercer's Row.
It lasted for only a single stunned second, like people who were taken aback from the words they had just heard.
And then, it exploded.
"The hell kind of question is that?" Olly barked, half-rising from his seat before remembering himself just enough to sit back down hard against the bench.
Jacob swore under his breath, rough and immediate.
