‘Jeremy has been tapping away on his phone when I came down from Annie’s room. He kept ignoring me at the time, but it had to be then that he made the hashtags vanish,’ thought Corinne.

“Corinne, the hashtags might’ve disappeared, but this rumor won’t die down that easily. To be on the safe side, it’s best if you stay home these few days,” urged Lucas.

Corinne nodded. “Thanks for your concern, but I can take care of myself. I’m going to head back now if there’s nothing else.”

“Wait!”

Corinne sat back down. “Yes?”

Lucas looked at her, conflicted. “Corinne, don’t you find the whole thing weird? The media companies here would never dare to report about Holden Group unless they had conclusive evidence.

“After the hashtags disappeared, I asked someone to look into the matter, and they found out some media company from abroad started the whole thing. This makes me think the culprit isn’t only targeting you but every one of the Holdens. You must be careful, okay?”

to get annoyed at him repeatedly telling her to be careful. Suppressing her

so she could walk less. After getting into the car, Jeremy reversed the car a few meters and

as everything transpired before

turned back to ask him, “Mister Lucas, don’t worry. I’m sure

very complicated relationship with the public, which means Corinne will be a target just by associating herself with them. I’m afraid there won’t be a day of peace

Jeremy’s past was and only hoped that

keep watch outside the Holdens’ mansion. Call me instantly if Corinne goes out,” Lucas

a good idea to suddenly station our men outside the Holdens’ mansion, given the bad blood between the two families. This

Corinne’s safety is my priority right now. Just do as I say, and make sure the Holdens don’t find

“Understood, Mister Lucas.”

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