Chapter 38

What kind of suffering did she endure to be so dismissive when recounting these experiences?

“In the future, if anyone hurts you, I won’t let them get away,” he said as if he was making an oath.

She rubbed his head of black hair. Treating him very much like the younger brother she professed him to be.

But he knew better. He’d gotten close to her and saw how she responded to him.

She might try to keep him at arm’s length, but they were far past

that.

“Jay, I’m a big girl, and I can take care of myself. Don’t keep saying stuff like that.” She smothered a yawn. “Hurry up and eat.” As she spoke, she lowered her head and continued eating. the food before her.

A spark flashed through his eyes as if he was thinking of something.

The incident had indeed been blown out of proportion and yet it did not occur to Lily that her company would be unable to suppress this top search.

There were simply too many sites and too many people talking

about the event.

And while her people could bribe some news outlets, there were simply too many and the scene of her standing at the roadway while an entire dumpster of garbage was opened and sorted… that was sweeping the world and trending.

Damn it!

ring and speculation of what it cost and looked like, and the sanitation workers going through the trash looking for it, there was more than enough fodder to keep

images were especially publicized. In it, she was dressed flashily as she stood beside the rubbish piles, and next to her were several sanitation workers bent over the trash looking for the ring.

contrast immediately generated the ire of many. They all accused her of being morally flawed and putting on airs.

who watched while others labored.

some online who stated, “She lost her own ring and still wanted the sanitation workers to find it. They have already been working hard sweeping

just because she’s a

the city’s resources? She doesn’t pay the sanitation workers’ salaries. Why does she need so many

curb those negative comments. There had been plenty of

a PR nightmare!

Lily saw that the negative comments online had

can do. I don’t know what’s wrong with these key influencers. We’re reaching out and asking them to stop

is absurd!” Lily shouted. “Offer them more money!”

that.” There was some rustling on the other end of the phone as if he was covering the mouthpiece. “Not for nothing, but if you’d called

Lily, you could’ve spun this way better, if you’d rewarded those poor people

“I’m going to pretend you didn’t just run your mouth at me,” she

words struck a

could’ve handled this better.

hadn’t started this farce in the

was quiet for a moment. Then: “Lily, did you offend someone, I mean not the public or those workers today?

“Why do

you ask?”

situation…we aren’t able to pay to sweep it away. So I’ll ask again, who did d

Atkinson, and I’m engaged to

Could it be Jason

people more powerful than her family or

truth from the masses and who would be able to influence those key opinion leaders and the media…were

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