Hearing this, Liliana''s frustration only grew, herposed demeanor giving way to a more fierce,manding presence.


    "Amara, you''re quite the charmer, aren''t you? You''ve barely been in the group and already have everyone singing your praises."


    "Oh, please. When ites to winning people over, you''re the real pro. You''ve always been a master at it," Amara shot back coolly.


    For a moment, Liliana was at a loss for words. Amara nced at her, then continued, "I just don''t get it. Why are you so fixated on me?"


    "Finnian and I have been divorced for ages. We have nothing to do with each other, yet you keeping after me. Is it because you''re insecure about Finnian''s feelings for you?"


    That hit Liliana where it hurt. Normally, such words wouldn''t rile her up, but knowing now that Finnian genuinely liked Amara, she couldn''t help but feel Amara was gloating.


    In truth, Amara hadn''t thought that far ahead. She figured Finnian might care a bit about her, but he obviously preferred Liliana. Otherwise, why would he have been with Liliana and even had a child with her?


    Amara was just exasperated by Liliana''s constant provocations, which led her tosh out sarcastically.


    Seeing Liliana''s expression falter, clearly affected by her words, Amara felt a sense of satisfaction.<fnd46e> Follow current nov?ls on find[?]ovel</fnd46e>


    She turned on her heel and went back to her dressing room. Checking her phone, she saw a flood of online messages criticizing her, her brow furrowing as she read.


    Even though she told herself not to get upset over thoughtlessments, it was hard not to. So, she simply switched off her phone to avoid seeing them.


    By lunchtime, after a busy morning, Amara couldn''t resist checking her phone again.


    She discovered that Emma''s ount had been deactivated, and those tweets that had been


    circted by marketing ount et


    had disappeared. Even some of the major ounts that had led the charge against her were gone.  s


    Meanwhile, the Everly Group''s official ount released a statement, which basically said Mr. Everly and his ex-wife had a


    was amicable. They remet


    good rtionship, and their divorce


    friends, contrary to the rumors of conflict. The statement emphasized that the Everly family respected the ex-wife greatly and urged people not to believe the online gossip.  s


    The weight of the Everly Group''s official statement far outweighed that of Emma''s personal tweets.


    Suddenly, the online chatter went silent. Even those who spoke were now praising Amara, afraid that saying the wrong thing might get their ounts shut down.


    Amara turned off her phone,


    pondering. This had to be Finnian''s


    doing. Not many could deactivate and the Everly


    Emma''s ount,


    Group making a statement meant


    the family knew about the situation.  s


    She hesitated, considering whether she should thank Finnian, but recalling


    Liliana''s earlier tirade, she quickly dismissed the idea.


    It was better to keep her distance from Finnian; otherwise, Liliana would onlye after her again.


    But while Amara decided to steer clear of Finnian, he had other ns. He showed up at her dressing room, unannounced.