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!

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 people talking.

were especially publicized. In it, she was dressed flashily as she stood beside the rubbish piles, and next to

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

watched

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

she’s better than everyone just because

workers’ salaries. Why does she need

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 the scene and many of them had recorded videos of

a PR

down?” Lily saw that the negative comments online had increased and she was no

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

shouted. “Offer them

all that.” There was some rustling on the other end of the phone

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 if you’d actually gotten your

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

words struck a chord with

handled this

started this farce in the first place.

this again.” He was quiet for a moment. Then: “Lily, did you offend someone, I mean not the public or those

“Why do

you ask?”

most everything, and this situation…we aren’t able to pay to sweep it

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

it be Jason Reed?

were very few people more powerful than her

lot of power and money for her to be refused. The ones who were capable of hiding the truth from the masses and who would be able

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