The internet immediately erupted, flooding the post with likes and comments.

“I knew Mr. Everly wasn’t the type to play both sides! He climbed to the absolute pinnacle of power from the moment he took over the Everly Group. A man that successful can have any woman he wants, but he’s kept his nose clean without a single scandal all these years. How could a man like that be wavering between two women?”

“So it’s true love between Finnian and Amara! The only person he has ever loved is her. I’m shipping them so hard right now. I’m officially invested!”

“Hahahaha, Liliana’s fans must be crying right now. They were acting so smug before. Bet they’re shutting up now!”

“Liliana’s fans kept bragging about how obsessed Finnian was with her, claiming they’d get back together soon. Turns out he literally feels nothing for her. She probably used that life debt to extort a wedding ring out of him. How embarrassing.”

“A life debt?! I am genuinely shocked! So, has Finnian managed to win Amara back? Doesn’t she like Keith now? Wasn’t she just trying to marry him?”

The public discourse exploded, and Finnian’s post rapidly climbed to the number one trending spot, completely overtaking the leaked audio from earlier that day, glowing with a fiery “Viral” tag.

Amara saw the post just as she was getting ready for bed. When she finished reading it, she was utterly paralyzed.

Liliana had actually saved his life. Before, Amara had cynically thought that since Liliana hadn’t literally taken a bullet for him, there was no reason for his endless devotion unless he truly loved her…

But now she knew. The life debt was real. She had completely misunderstood him.

And Finnian had explicitly stated

that the accident left Liliana with a severe permanent injury. Her recent fall from the stunt harness had aggravated that exact wound which was why he had rushed to her side…

Amara suddenly realized that every time Finnian had sought her out over the past two days, he had been this exact situation.

trying to ever given him the

But she had never given chance. She had been too

exhausted to listen to any more drama involving him and Liliana.

Looking back, if she had just calmed down and listened, she would have learned the truth much sooner.

Amara sat on the edge of the sofa in her bedroom, staring blankly at her phone. It took a long time for the shock to slowly recede.

She sat there until the dead of night, not really doing anything. She read Finnian’s post so many times she practically had it memorized, then scrolled mindlessly through the comments.

By the early hours of the morning, exhaustion finally caught up to her. She collapsed into bed, but tossed and turned, plagued by vivid dreams, unable to get a decent night’s sleep.

When she woke up the next morning, the memory of what had happened the previous night still felt incredibly surreal.

She checked her phone. Finnian’s post and the leaked audio were still sitting stubbornly at the number one and number two spots on the trending list.

The news was simply too explosive; even after all this time, it was retaining peak viral momentum.

She had received countless

messages and missed calls

overnight, but she hadn’t replied toza single one. She didn’t want to deal

with people prying, and she certainly

didn’t want to show her face onset today.