Chapter 18
Spirit of Liberty Moon 2
He found his once rosy hued days of constant work and profit are meaningless after Jean and Monica's revelation. How could he market brightly colored and expensive toys 'Made in China' when people were suffering and dying?
"But they're half a world away!" Alex Stella, his old friend and coworker exclaimed. He did not understand. He still only saw the bottom dollar and the ever relentless pursuit of wealth.
Edward Tanner was in love with a dead woman. Someone who he didn't know existed until a few weeks ago, but now his heart and soul had been captivated by her: her soft spoken words, the passion in her eyes, her glossy black hair bent with unshed tears. He kept silent during their first days of travel to honor her long missing husband. It broke his heart to see their reunion only for her to weep over Gus' dead body moments after.
The businessman's heart and soul had not been touched afterwards. For a few summers, life with Liberty Moon was a reminder of what he had lost. The daughter is a spitting image of her mother with just as similar passion for freedom. She had often gotten in trouble at the orphanage speaking out about injustices.
Without Liberty Moon, Edward felt lost on his day to day life, until one day browsing the newspaper, he found an article centered on human rights abuses.
The man contacted the organization, telling Jean's story to the group, while keeping Liberty Moon a secret. He would not put Jean's precious daughter in danger, not after all the woman had been through. He would tell the world that Jean Chang existed.
George and he write often, coding their more controversial statements using historical figures. Edward Tanner became famous for his story, Jean's story. It spread with each passing day. A novelist captured the dead woman's tale beautifully, and there's talk of a motion picture adaption. International sanctions against China were being discussed. As Edward prepared to make his nationally televised interview to the public, he hoped Jean was looking down on him, proud of how much one person could change the world.