<b>Chapter </b>209
<b>Maybe </b><b>it </b><b>was </b><b>something </b>vigent, let’s not judge <b>too </b>quickly.<b>) </b>
[<b>She’s </b>ruined the whole show. If we don’t get a proper exnation, I’ll boycott her forever!
<b>Was </b>there a death in her family or what<b>?</b><b>] </b>
(Does having powerful connections give her the right to drag everyone down<b>?</b><b>] </b>
The anger online was like a tidal wave–especially from Vanessa’s fellow performers.
<b>She </b>and another idol had debuted around the same time, but he’d started three years before her.
Now, thanks to Vanessa’s abrupt exit, his show got axed and his fans were furious.
Then someone leaked that Vanessa’s so–called “connections” were actually Aria, the biggest shareholder of the Stars Group.
Everyone knew about Aria–the real heiress who’d once been kicked out of her own family.
Soon, waves of hate flooded the official pages of both Starmon Films and the Stars Group.
The PR teams scrambled, but it barely put a dent in the outrage.
Vanessa issued an apology, but no one was buying it.
The bacsh was so fierce even her own fans didn’t know how to defend her.
Seeing the trending topics, Jackson rushed to the police chief’s office. “Allen, isn’t that the girl who helped usst night?<b>” </b>
Vanessa was striking and had shown up at the precinct in an evening gown–no one could forget her. Allen’s eyes widened. “It’s her?<b>” </b>
Jackson quickly exined the online situation. “We can’t let her take the fall. She helped us; we owe her.”
Allen agreed–who would’ve guessed that girl was such a force? “Go handle it. Make sure the truth gets <b>out</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>
Soon after, an official police statement appeared: [Police Announcement: Last night at 11 p.m., thirteen members of a fraud syndicate were apprehended. Special thanks to Aria, Vanessa, and Owen for their assistance.]
They’d confirmed with the trio before posting.
Aria forwarded the statement to the Stars Group and told them to buy the top spots on the trending searches: “Vanessa Left To Assist <b>Police</b><b>” </b>and “Vanessa Helped Take Down Scam Syndicate.”
Immediately, the TVwork deleted theirints and issued a new statement: nopensation needed, and they were eager <b>to </b>work <b>with </b><b>Vaness </b>again. Starmon Films‘ PR team could hardly believe their luck.
Of course, the haters didn’t stop.
[What could Vanessa possibly do, seduce the scammers into surrendering? The police must’ve been bribed.]
[Isn’t Aria loaded? I bet they’re all in on it together.]
The police promptly sued the loudest trolls into silence.
Across the country, officers worked overtime to confirm the identities of every victim.
No case was more shocking than the infamous Mandino City scam from two and a half years ago.
<b>Even </b><b>though </b>most couldot get a full refund, people were overjoyed to get anything back at all
[<b>fused </b><b>to </b><b>think </b><b>Arts </b>might be one of the scammers–turns out she risked her life to catch <b>them</b><b>. </b>I’m <b>honefly </b><b>moved</b>.
<b>(</b><b>We </b><b>got </b><b>most </b>of <b>our </b><b>money </b>back <b>My </b><b>grandpa’s </b>over the moon.<b>] </b>
[<b>Word </b><b>is</b><b>, </b>the scammers targeted Aria first–she lost a hundred million just to lure them in. If she <b>hadn’t</b>, the police never would’ve cdighi trên i
know Aria and Vanessa<b>, </b>but who’s Owen?]
[How <b>can </b>you not know Owen?)
Quickly, someone posted aption of all the high–profile cases Owen had worked over the years, shocking everyone <b>again</b>.
[So Owen <b>was </b>Aria’s divorcewyer?]
<b>[</b>And to think there were rumors Aria’s investment money was from scams–turns out it was the exact opposite.)
[Don’t forget about Hannah, the supposed mentor at Mandino University. She yed the victim online and got Griffin to spread lies, until Griffin’s mom stormed the campus and broke her ribs. Now Hannah’s locked up.]
[She’s still a mentor? Mandino University must be crazy.]
Mandino University immediately issued a statement that Hannah had been fired ages ago, dodging <i>the </i>scandal just in time.
Unaware of the online chaos, Liam went to the detention center to pick up Hannah. She looked surprisingly well–other than theck of freedom<b>, </b><b>she’d </b>had a fine time in custody. She clung to Liam<b>, </b>crying, “Liam, I’ve been <b>so </b>wronged.”
He gently patted her back. “It’s okay. Let’s go home.”
“Alright.”
They’d barely turned around when a shout echoed across the hall. “Homewrecking scum!”
<i>And </i>then a bucket of ink came flying, drenching them both.
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