Broken Vows and Buried Twins novel Chapter 222

Gael was practically shouting through the speaker.

Hester gripped her phone and instinctively glanced at Gigi, who was still deeply focused on threading a tiny bead.

Standing up, Hester smiled politely at the shop assistant. “Could you keep an eye on her for just a second? I need to take this outside.”

“Of course,” the woman agreed with a warm smile.

Hester stepped out onto the cobblestone street, walking a few yards away but keeping Gigi in her line of sight. Her voice remained remarkably calm. “What’s going on?”

“It’s that total psycho, Seraphina Simpson!” Gael spat, cursing up a storm. “It’s too much to explain. Just open Instagram or Twitter—you’ll see it everywhere!”

“Alright, breathe for a second.”

“I’m just furious! The woman is actually insane. Why is she so obsessed with dragging you through the mud?”

“Let me look into it, and I’ll call you back.” Hester hung up and tapped open her socials.

She didn’t even have to search. Seraphina’s name was plastered across every trending hashtag.

It all started with ‘Thrice,’ a highly popular lifestyle and beauty influencer who had recently blown up online. Over the past few weeks, the account’s PR team had heavily promoted an upcoming livestream where the mysterious creator would finally do a face reveal.

The stream had aired last night at 8:00 PM. ‘Thrice’ had appeared wearing her signature mask, interacting with millions of fans before dramatically taking it off.

Hester watched a screen-recorded clip of the reveal.

She couldn’t deny her surprise. Seraphina was ‘Thrice’?

Wasn’t Seraphina supposed to be abroad, supposedly receiving intensive treatment for severe depression? Yet the registration date on the ‘Thrice’ account went back five years.

Frowning slightly, Hester scrolled through the viral clips. It only took a few minutes to connect the dots.

She pressed her lips into a thin line and redialed Gael’s number.

Gael picked up on the first ring. “Did you see it?”

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