The atmosphere in Gotham City had become a little strange these past few days. A city that had once turned into hell the moment night fell now carried a hint of warmth. Perhaps it was because Falcone had been brought down, because a certain Dark Knight who had suddenly risen to fame kept fighting crime and protecting the innocent, and because another beautiful, kind-hearted woman had brought people so much warmth.
Several women had recently become especially famous in Gotham City. Rachel Dawes and Wanda Maximoff had both earned widespread fame for bringing down Falcone, but even their combined fame could not compare to that of another woman.
She was Skye, a remarkably compassionate woman who had suddenly appeared in Gotham City not long ago.
No one could question her kindness in the slightest, because Skye was not like those celebrities and wealthy people who hypocritically donated to their own "charity" foundations, then used ninety percent of the donations as operating costs while only spending the remaining ten percent on so-called charitable causes.
Skye had simply taken out two hundred million dollars. Rather than setting up some damned charity foundation, she had donated it directly to thirty orphanages and public hospitals in Gotham City.
It was a genuine cash donation, every cent accounted for. There was no "charity foundation" acting as a middleman and taking a cut; nearly all the money had gone where it was needed. What was even more astonishing was that the money had not even been used to apply for tax exemptions.
After all, United States law had always encouraged the wealthy to engage in charity, so many tax-exemption policies were tied to donations. And in order to legally avoid taxes, these "charity foundations" spent astronomical sums every year on accountants and lawyers alone.
They spoke