My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

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!

missing 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

she stood beside the rubbish piles, and next to her were several sanitation workers

many. They all

watched

the sanitation workers to find it. They have already been working hard sweeping the roads for the entire day. Why didn’t she

than everyone just because

She doesn’t pay the sanitation workers’ salaries. Why does she need so many people to

Lily’s fans worked hard to clear their idol’s name, they were unable to curb those negative comments. There had been plenty of people at

a

negative comments online had increased and

key influencers. We’re reaching out and asking them to stop posting. We’re offering to compensate them. But they just aren’t

is absurd!” Lily shouted. “Offer

saying that we’re trying to buy them. or silence them. Free speech and all 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 me immediately, instead of just your agent and publicist, I would’ve told you to keep your money and to lavish it on the workers. Or to forget about the ring and go buy a new one-it

what we’re spending now on damage control. Damn it, Lily, you could’ve spun this way better, if you’d rewarded those

sucked in a breath. “I’m going to pretend you didn’t just run your mouth at me,” she said icily.

words struck a

handled this

she hadn’t started this

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

“Why do

you ask?”

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

could I have offended?” She pondered over it. “I’m an Atkinson, and I’m engaged to Sean. Everybody else should be afraid of offending

Could it be Jason

very few people more powerful than her family or

hiding the truth from the masses and who would be able to influence