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!

like, and the sanitation workers going through the trash looking for it, there

the rubbish piles, and next to her were several sanitation

many. They all accused her of being morally

bitch’ who watched

it. They have already been working

than everyone just

is she to hog the city’s resources? She doesn’t pay the sanitation workers’ salaries.

worked hard to clear their idol’s name, they were unable to curb those negative comments. There had been plenty of people at the scene and many of them had recorded

was a PR

search be taken down?” Lily saw that the negative comments

influencers. We’re reaching out and asking them to stop posting. We’re offering to compensate

is absurd!” Lily shouted. “Offer them

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,

this way better, if you’d rewarded

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

struck a

could’ve handled

she hadn’t started this

moment. Then: “Lily, did

“Why do

you ask?”

able to pay to sweep it away. So I’ll ask again, who did d you

She pondered over it. “I’m an Atkinson, and I’m engaged to Sean. Everybody else should

Could it be Jason Reed?

were very few people more powerful

capable of hiding the truth from the masses and who would be able to influence those key opinion leaders and the

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