Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 454

Thud.

The phone slipped from Grace’s hand, landing softly on the carpet.

Startled, little Gianna let out a wail.

“Gianna!”

Grace quickly fumbled to comfort her.

That feeling was back.

The suffocating sensation of being condemned by the world, cursed by millions, with no way to defend herself.

“Grace!”

Lottie tossed her sketchbook aside, rushed over, and snatched up the phone.

She took one look at the screen, and her expression instantly darkened.

“What is all this nonsense?”

Lottie clicked on the so-called “recording.”

Listening to the AI-generated voice speak those twisted words, Lottie actually laughed out of sheer anger.

“Living in luxury? Cold-blooded?”

Lottie’s chest ached sharply at the sight of Grace’s ashen face.

She went over, knelt in front of Grace, and pulled both her and the still-trembling Gianna into a tight hug.

“Don’t be afraid.”

Lottie’s voice was soft yet firm. “Grace, look at me. None of this is real. It’s all fake.”

“But…” Grace looked up, her eyes red-rimmed. “They’re all attacking you. They’re saying we’re illegitimate, that Mom…”

She didn’t care if they insulted her.

She was used to it.

I’ve been through so much worse that this barely even stings anymore.

But Lottie was different.

“It’s okay. I’m here.”

His hand gently patted her back, his voice impossibly soft. But when he turned his head to look at Felix, his gaze was cold enough to freeze water.

“Did you find him?”

Felix stood at the door, his forehead beaded with cold sweat. “We did. The IP address was routed through multiple proxies, but our tech team tracked the source back to a tiny rental apartment in the old part of town.

The user is… Cassian.”

“Cassian.”

Damien gritted his teeth.

“I never should have let him live.”

Since he was asking for a death wish, he had no one to blame but himself.

“Take down the trending topics,” Damien ordered coldly. “Send legal notices to every blog that reposted this rumor. As for Cassian…”

“Wait.”