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!

the sanitation workers going

it, she was dressed flashily as she stood beside the rubbish

of many. They all

who watched while others labored.

still wanted the sanitation workers to find it. They have already been working hard

better than everyone just because she’s a celebrity?”

to hog the city’s resources? She doesn’t pay the sanitation workers’ salaries. Why does she need so many people to help

There had been plenty of people at the scene and many of them had

was a

the negative comments online had increased and she was

asking them to

Lily shouted. “Offer them more money!”

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

Lily, you could’ve spun this way better, if you’d rewarded

sucked in a breath. “I’m going to pretend you didn’t just run your

his words struck a chord with

could’ve handled

this

relented. “Sure. Fine. Hopefully, we won’t run into a situation like this again.” He was quiet for a moment. Then: “Lily, did

“Why do

you ask?”

money cures most everything, and this situation…we aren’t able to pay to sweep it away. So I’ll

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

it be Jason Reed?

more powerful

truth from the masses and

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