Chapter 129
In the chat group, the camaraderie was generally good on any given day. The members loved to flaunt their latest luxury car purchases or their sprawling mansions and chew the fat over the trivial gossip that bubbled up within their social circle.
Brielle was the hot topic that never ceased to intrigue everyone.
These folks were far removed from the elite inner circle–after all, those high–fliers didn’t have the time to indulge in idle chitchat. Most of the group members were well–off, leading lives of comfort, yet they suffered from a severe drought of meaningful engagement. Talking smack about Brielle was simply a way for them to feel a tad better about themselves.
Just as one felt the body being lifted when treading water, similarly, in any social hierarchy, those lacking self–confidence tended to highlight their status by denigrating those they perceived as inferior. And in their eyes, Brielle was the underdog.
After Lillian sent her message, ten long minutes dragged by before anyone bothered to reply.
[Let’s drop it. I’ve got stuff to do tomorrow.]
none of us
deal with you and Spencer? Isn’t he Brielle’s fiancé? Thought
out in the open. After all, the video was crystal
dangling by her side, clenched. Never before had her relationship with
him as a brother,] she
washed over everyone. The
palms, the evening’s events still a puzzle to her. She reached out to one of the more friendly faces in the group, suggesting they meet for coffee the next day. The reply came
her phone, Lillian wondered if her eyes were playing tricks on her. In the past, to get cozy with these
the gesture, seeing
a tight rein on them. They loved hanging with Lillian, who was known for her largesse. For example, the one
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