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!

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

beside the rubbish piles, and next to her were several

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

who watched while others labored.

it. They have already been working hard sweeping the roads for the entire day. Why didn’t she look

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

doesn’t pay the sanitation workers’ salaries. Why does she need so many people to help her look for a ring?”

unable to curb those negative comments. There had been plenty of people at the scene and many of them

a

search be taken down?” Lily saw that the negative comments online had increased and she was no longer able

we can do. I don’t know what’s 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 them

be 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

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 just run your

struck a chord

handled

she hadn’t started this farce in

manager relented. “Sure. Fine. Hopefully, we won’t run into a situation like this again.” He was quiet for a moment. Then: “Lily, did you offend someone, I mean not the public or those workers today? I mean someone big…”

“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

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

Could it be Jason Reed?

few people more powerful than

were capable of hiding the truth from the