There had to be something fishy going on.
Even Dexter couldn't find Sally for now. Just how far was the mastermind willing to go to make Amber Zack's problem?
The helpless Zack figured that more help meant better odds of finding Sally, so he told Finn about it the second the latter arrived to ask Angela out for a meal.
Finn immediately went to Callum, and the two of them teamed up to help Dexter search for Sally.
But just then, someone leaked the matter online, and it started to spread. In just a few hours, it dominated the trending searches.
Before long, the topic of Zack sexually assaulting a female college student became the hottest news among major media outlets.
Angela never expected something like this to happen. She scrolled through the trending topics, reading the gossip, and almost fainted from rage.
"Angela? Isn't she supposed to be amazing? Was it her guidance that led her brother to be like this? How embarrassing!"
"That poor college student! For her to be toyed with by those trust fund kids… This is utterly infuriating!"
"Seriously, just because they have money, they think they can do whatever they want?"
For a while, public opinion surged like a tidal wave. Zack was merely staying at home, yet trouble came crashing down on him out of nowhere. In just half a day, his phone was practically blowing up from all the calls.
The worst part? News suddenly broke out that Amber had attempted suicide while all of this was happening.
It was just one issue after another. Angela and Zack were thrown into complete chaos.
Despite not having fully recovered, Angela rushed to the Sheppard family's hospital with Dexter to check on Amber.
However, the Sheppard family refused to let them in, insisting that they could only visit Amber if Zack came as well.
By then, Zack was already seething with rage, itching to go outside and fight the gossiping onlookers. In fact, he was already battling the trolls online.
After returning from the hospital, Angela personally dragged Zack out of his study, where he was furiously typing away on his computer.
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