Chapter 9 10 vouchers She’d been laughing at Alicia’s misery when her agent threw her under the bus, and everyone kept roasting her online. She never thought the tables would turn on her this fast. Now, she was really feeling the burn. 𝓌𝘸𝘸.𝕟ó𝓥𝔼𝓛w𝚘𝘳𝑚.𝓒𝘰𝑚Her agent shrugged, exasperated. “What else can you do? You want to end up in jail? “The company wants you to delete those posts. Then PR will talk to Starlight Entertainment and see if Alicia will agree to settle privately and drop the charges.” Alexandra didn’t want to go to jail, so she gritted her teeth. “Fine, I’ll delete them.” As soon as she deleted her posts, the internet crowd noticed instantly. The hashtag “AlexandraDeleted HerPosts” shot straight to the top of the trending topics. She’d never hit the trending list this fast by her own actions before, but now, she wanted nothing more than to disappear from it. Benhere: [Didn’t she just act all bold and say she’d wait it out? Why’d she suddenly delete her posts?] kindatired: [Another twist! This just keeps getting juicier.] Stilltrying: [Alexandra really folded fast.) Almostdone: [Looks like she really did spread rumors and defame Alicia. As a public figure, posting stuff without even checking the facts is just not cool.] Notfocused: [Turns out being a simp isn’t as easy as it looks.] User8192: [So does this prove Alicia was innocent all along? She got dragged so hard for that whole identity mess before.] Carrot: [I always thought it was weird. It wasn’t even that big of a deal, but it blew up so fast. Alexonline: [All those people who kept dragging her just wouldn’t let up. Turns out she was really being targeted all along. 𝕎𝘸w.𝗻o⒱𝔢l⒲ℴrm.𝗰ⓞ𝓂Mattaway: [Starlight and her agent are such snakes. Poor Alicia really can’t catch a break!] Alexandra’s actions got her roasted by everyone, with tons of people starting to feel sorry for Alicia and even switching sides. At the same time, Alicia finally got the call she’d been waiting for. After hanging up, she threw on a hat and mask and drove straight to Lucent Media. When she arrived downstairs, she called the person who’d reached out to her earlier. Soon, a man in his thirties, looking every bit the corporate elite, came over to greet her. “Ms. Delaney, this way, please.” Alicia followed him into the private elevator. Inside the elevator, Jackson Logan secretly sized Alicia up.
1/3 12:13 pm pp Chapter 9 10 vouchers He just couldn’t figure out why his boss would personally receive a celebrity who was basically public enemy number one online. When Jackson reached out to Alicia, she wasn’t surprised at all. She even requested to meet with his boss, Jason Farrell, herself. What really blew Jackson’s mind was that his boss actually agreed, even pushing back his video conference just for her. Alicia let Jackson size her up, completely unfazed. This guy was Jason’s executive assistant, and she’d interacted with him quite a bit in her past life. She knew that while he came off as a high–powered professional, deep down, he was a total gossip. When they reached the largest office on the top floor, Jackson knocked on the door. From inside, a deep, smooth male voice said, “Come in.” After Alicia walked in, Jackson discreetly excused himself and closed the door. 𝕨ⓦ𝓦.ⓝ𝚘𝕍ê𝚕Ŵ𝕆𝘳𝚖.c𝚘𝗠As soon as she walked in, Alicia saw a man in a wheelchair by the floor–to–ceiling windows. He wore a plain white shirt and black slacks, his looks strikingly handsome, with a distant vibe. He looked just in his early twenties, but there was a steady, deep maturity about him that didn’t fit his age. He was hard to figure out. He glanced at Alicia and motioned for her to sit. “Please, have a seat.” Alicia nodded and sat down on the sofa across from him. She looked at him with a meaningful smile. “Hi, long time no see.” When Alicia was little, her grandpa used to treat Jason’s grandpa. Jason wasn’t just from the powerful Farrell family. His father’s late wife was actually Nicolas’s aunt. Thus, they’d crossed paths before. Back in their teens, Alicia even got into a fight with Jason over Nicolas, and that left some real bad blood between them. Once Alicia started high school, Jason left for overseas, and she hadn’t seen him since.
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