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!

going through the trash looking for it, there was more than

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

many. They all accused her of being morally flawed and putting on

bitch’ who watched while others labored.

own ring and still wanted the sanitation workers to find it. They have already been working hard sweeping the roads

everyone just

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

those negative comments. There had been plenty of people at the scene and many of them had recorded videos of the incident and uploaded

a PR nightmare!

comments online had increased and she was no longer able to

wrong with these key influencers. We’re reaching out and asking them to stop posting. We’re offering to compensate

is absurd!” Lily shouted. “Offer

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

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

you didn’t just run your mouth at me,” she

a

handled

if she hadn’t started this farce in

moment. Then: “Lily,

“Why do

you ask?”

this situation…we aren’t able to pay to sweep it away. So

“I’m an Atkinson, and I’m engaged to Sean. Everybody else should be afraid of

froze. Could it be Jason Reed?

people more powerful than her family

her to be refused. The ones who were capable of hiding the truth

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