Chapter 366

The music awards were this weekend. If he released the story the day before, the traffic would be insane. In that moment, he had already decided which brand of sports car he was going to buy.
…
Saturday, after school.
Juniper had just walked out of the school gates when she ran into Janet.
“Juniper!” Janet rushed forward eagerly, pulling a slice of tiramisu from her bag. “It’s your favorite mango flavor,” she said excitedly.
“Thanks,” Juniper accepted it, eating as they walked. “Class let out early?”
“Yeah,” Janet said, smiling contentedly as she watched her. “I turned in my test early so I could walk home with you.”
“Is that all?” Juniper took a bite. It was pretty good. A faint smile played on her lips, but her eyes were sharp as knives.
“No, not really.” Janet was a little scared of this version of Juniper and confessed, “There’s just so much nasty stuff online, I was worried it would get to you.”
Especially that morning, a paparazzi had released photos of Mr. Tate and Juniper’s “head-patting” moment, paired with disgusting headlines. Things like “using her youth to seduce Mr. Tate” and “two-timing cheater.” Some even claimed Juniper had used illicit means to become the lead actress, ruining the music video Mr. Tate had spent years preparing. They speculated it was so bad that it wasn’t even released domestically and was sent straight to an international competition. As for winning… there was probably no hope.
These rumors attracted many of Mr. Tate’s anti-fans and rivals’ supporters, who deliberately muddied the waters and tore Juniper to shreds online. Some even urged Mr. Tate’s fans to abandon him. Right now, the comment section of his official account was a war zone.
“That’s it?” Juniper asked, munching on her tiramisu, her mood surprisingly good.
“There’s a lot more Janet said, cautiously observing Juniper’s expression. “When the truth comes out, it’s going to slap them all in the face.”
“By the way,” Janet blinked, asking seriously, “When is Mr. Tate going to announce your relationship?”
“Sometime soon, I guess,” Juniper replied with a faint smile, her eyes darkening. She hadn’t cared much about the online drama, but
they were dragging her brother into his
it and trying to tarnish bro nowe
reputation… She couldn’t let that stand.
Still, she had no idea what her brother was planning. If he didn’t go public soon, his comment section would be completely destroyed. How was he supposed to make money after that?
“Juniper,” Janet said, linking arms with her, her face beaming with an excited smile.
“I can’t wait to see everyone’s reaction when the truth comes out.”
“Oh?” Juniper pinched her cheek, her smile not quite reaching her eyes. “You should be looking forward to what happens to them.”
After all, she usually didn’t bother to fight back. But when she did, she made sure they learned their lesson.
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Meanwhile, Yolanda was lounging on her sofa, scrolling through the news on her phone, growing more delighted by the second.
Mr. Tate’s fanbase was terrifyingly
large, and it included plenty of obsessive fans. By daring to “seduce” him, Juniper was playing with fife On top of that, Yelena had hired paid trolls to spread rumors about her promiscuous private life and ruined reputation.
If Mr. Tate failed to even get a
nomination at tomorrow’s music
awards, Juniper would be
he
throw
completely annihilated by the online mob. Would Mr. Fate really away his fame and fortune to
protect some worthless girl?
Ha! She couldn’t wait to see tomorrow’s headlines.