The day before Maxime's funeral, news about him spread like wildfire across every major outlet. The headlines ran nonstop.
Senior government officials, military commanders, and high-ranking politicians all expressed their condolences through somber statements and carefully crafted social-media posts.
Some even rushed into studios for live interviews, each trying to sound more heartbroken and patriotic than the last...
All those condolences they sent to Henry Knight and his family.
Evelyn could not escape any of it.
Every time she unlocked her phone, a new article popped up.
Every time she turned on the television, another commentator analyzed the tragedy.
But one detail made her pause.
All the speculation about Maxime's drug use from the day before had disappeared.
Completely.
No media outlet has discussed the rumors anymore.
Posts that netizens had made on forums and social platforms also disappeared.
