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!

and the sanitation workers going through the trash looking for it, there was more than enough fodder to keep people

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

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

who watched while others labored.

still wanted the sanitation workers to find it. They have already been working hard sweeping the roads for the entire day.

everyone just

workers’ salaries. Why does she need so many people to help her

had been plenty of people

a

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

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

is absurd!” Lily shouted.

careful not to push too hard because that could blow up in our faces. We don’t want them to start 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 would’ve cost

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

in a breath. “I’m going to pretend you didn’t

words struck a chord

handled

hadn’t started this farce

for a moment. Then: “Lily, did you offend someone,

“Why do

you ask?”

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

could I have offended?” She pondered over it. “I’m an Atkinson, and I’m engaged to Sean.

Could it

people more powerful than her

hiding the truth from the masses and who would be able to influence those key opinion leaders and the media…were few, and Jason was one