Not A Small Town Girl (Danielle and David) novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28

"Xavier, is Egbert your rival?" Danielle asked casually.

"He wishes!" Xavier scoffed. "He’s just a petty jerk who’s always trying to compete with me. I wouldn’t be surprised if he leaked those photos. He’s probably trying to stir things up because my movie’s about to drop." His expression darkened as he blamed Egbert for ruining their shopping trip.

Danielle calmly pulled out her phone and sent a message: [Send me all the dirt on Egbert from the entertainment industry.]

Emery, on the other end, quickly took action and responded: [I’ve sent Egbert’s file to your email. His personal life is a mess.]

[Okay.] Danielle glanced through the email and smirked. If Egbert wanted to play dirty, she’d make sure he regretted it.

Not long after, Twitter exploded with scandalous headlines-[Egbert’s Secret Marriage Revealed], [Egbert’s Multiple Affairs During Marriage], [Egbert Caught Kissing a Man Abroad], and [Egbert Exploited Rookie Actresses].

The posts were shared by the infamous hacker Knight.

[Whoa, what did Egbert do to tick off Knight? This is brutal!]

[I can’t believe it. He always acted so classy, and now this, huh?]

[Cheating, exploiting rookies, and hitting on both men and women? Oh my!]

The same fans who once defended Egbert now turned against him, their outrage taking over the comments.

Meanwhile, in Egbert’s office, chaos erupted. "Who leaked this? Get those posts down now!" Egbert roared, throwing anything within reach as his manager and assistant stood frozen, too scared to speak.

"We can’t take them down," his assistant finally stammered, drenched in nervous sweat.

"What do you mean you can’t?" Egbert’s bloodshot eyes bored into him, his fury boiling over.

If they couldn’t remove this, he’d be ruined. He couldn’t imagine who would go to such lengths to destroy him.

"The posts came from hacker Knight," the assistant explained hesitantly. "Even the platforms can’t remove them. No one messes with Knight."

"When did I ever offend a hacker?" Egbert muttered, pacing furiously. "Contact him now. I’ll pay whatever he wants. And find some big news to bury this!" He tried to reassure himself that everything would be fine.

Meanwhile, Xavier noticed the trending scandals 

about Egbert. "Danielle, did you see this? Karma’s got Egbert good. Whoever Knight is, they’re my hero," Xavier said with a grin, clearly enjoying the spectacle.

Danielle didn’t respond, keeping her expression neutral.

Feeling playful, Xavier snapped a photo of Danielle from behind and posted it online. [Day off, shopping with my sister. Didn’t expect to trend.]

Fans erupted in excitement, and their comments kept popping up below the post.

[Even from the back, Xavier’s sister is gorgeous!]

[I saw Xavier at the mall today and got his autograph-his sister is even more beautiful in person!]

[I wish I had a beautiful sister like her.]

[Xavier posted! Can’t wait for his new movie!]

[Always supporting Xavier!]

Satisfied, Xavier didn’t bother checking his phone after posting. He already knew how his fans would react.

Ramona, seeing the post, immediately mobilized the PR team to share highlights of Xavier’s awards and career achievements, effectively steering the conversation in his favor.

The shift in public opinion was swift. As fans showered Xavier with love, they redirected their anger at Egbert, flooding his Twitter with insults.

Egbert, already reeling from the scandals, hit his breaking point.

And just like that, Xavier’s critics flipped their tone. One moment they were tearing him down; the next, they were singing his praises. Such was the internet’s fickle nature.