Under the Veil I Rule (Amara) novel Chapter 816

New scandals broke every single day. Maybe by tonight, the public would find a shiny new piece of gossip to obsess over and forget all about her and Finnian.

With that sliver of hope, she forced herself to calm down, silently praying that the hype would die down by sunset.

She couldn't have been more wrong. By evening, the story was still glued to the number one spot, spawning half a dozen spin-off hashtags about her and Finnian. The traction was only getting stronger.

Clicking into the tags, Amara found endless threads analyzing her connection to Finnian, dissecting her history with Keith, and aggressively debating the paternity of her child.

The internet sleuths had pooled their collective brainpower to generate every theory imaginable. A few of them were terrifyingly close to the actual truth, sending a chill straight down Amara's spine.

If millions of strangers managed to expose her deepest secrets, what then? Her peaceful life would be completely shattered. More importantly, what if Larry saw it?

Amara squeezed her eyes shut, caught in a suffocating wave of panic and white-hot fury.

Her life had finally been on track. She had joined the *Letters from Yesterday* production, surrounded by a stunningly talented cast. Mr. Frost was a dedicated director, and the crew was incredibly hard-working.

Everything was falling into place. Her career was taking off, and even her messy situation with her father was finally starting to look manageable.

She had felt so stable, so grounded—until Finnian decided to show up on set and lose his mind, tearing her carefully built peace entirely to shreds.

The second he hung up, he stepped out of his office, only to be met by a deeply unamused Amara storming his way.

He knew exactly why she was here, and he had fully anticipated the icy glare. Stepping toward her, he kept his voice low. "Don't be upset. My hands are tied with this whole situation. Let's just go inside first."

Her face tight with anger, Amara followed him in. The moment the door clicked shut, she snapped, "What do you mean, your hands are tied?"

"The news exploded too fast, and the traffic is completely unprecedented," Finnian explained. "If I forcibly scrub it now, it'll only trigger a public backlash. They'll just use coded language to bypass the censors and keep the rumors alive, making the entire thing ten times worse."