Chapter 363
Daphne Han died at the age of sixty-five.
The cause was listed as liver failure—decades of drinking finally catching up to her. But anyone who knew her understood that she had simply stopped wanting to live.
She wanted to be buried next to her family.
The funeral was livestreamed. Millions watched. The president's twin sister. One of the biggest human rights activists of the century. A woman whose name was on Omega shelters, Omega universities, Omega futures.
Her birthday was a public holiday.
The day of her death became an unofficial public holiday—observed by Omegas everywhere. They lit candles. They told stories. They thanked a woman most of them had never met for fighting battles they never had to fight.
At her funeral, they spoke of her great feats. University representatives. Scholarship students. Omega refugees. Shelter workers. Politicians who owed their careers to her influence.
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Charles Grey visits an elite brothel.
