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Just shy of midnight, Fiona finished her bath and sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, drying her hair. She texted Sean, Iâm home,] followed by an emoji to say good night. Then she noticed she missed calls from Evelina a few minutes ago. Fiona called her back right away Once Evelina picked up, Fiona asked with concern, âMs. Harris, youâre not well. Why are you up so late? Is it because of what happened today?â
Evelina sounded weary. âFiona, we canât let Blueden Girlsâ Schoolâs name get dragged through the mud.ââ
âYou called so much âcause you donât want tonightâs drama getting out? Itâs kinda late to stop the news now,â Fiona said with a serious look. âThe first day I walked into Blueden, my teacher dissed my clothes and me, saying I wasnât fit to be a rich guyâs wife. Not one person in the top class, Class 1, stood up for me. That acting principal tonight, pushing me to marry rich like thatâs some golden ticket, tried to play the same old game. She clearly hasnât learned her lesson. The reporters already got it twisted, thinking Blueden is cooking up trophy wives instead of smart girls. The schoolâs rep was tarnished a long time ago.
âYou always wanted to straighten out Blueden, right? This is a great opportunity, With the right way, we could totally rebuild the schoolâs image. Canât start new without chucking the old. If you canât bear it, or just donât have the energy, just let Sean handle it.â Fionaâs voice held confidence. âIf you want me to take charge of Blueden, then it has to be by my rules.â
Evelina let out a sigh. âAnd if Sean handles it, what about Alexa? Are you really going to kick her out?â
Fiona laughed lightly, âIf I kicked her out, Grandma would never let me hear the end of it. Just teaching her a lesson. Iâll buzz Scan laterâ
Alexaâs life would be over if she got booted now. Fiona knew that. Plus, Macy would throw a fit, and Bridget had been Alexaâs grandma for a long stack of years, so she wouldnât let it go that far either.
After hanging up with Evelina, Fiona dialed Sean to fill him in. âCoraâs her kid, and Ms. Harris has been retired for years. Plus, her health isnât great. You could help sort things out, which would make my eventual takeover of Blueden Girlsâ School a whole lot smoother. Letâs leave Alexa in school for now. If her life goes south, Dexter will be all over me, and that guyâs a total pain.â
Sean said, âOkay. Iâll drop by the hospital tomorrow to check on Alexa.â
As she glanced at the bright lights outside, Fionaâs voice buzzed with excitement. âYou know those people from Alexaâs room that night?â
Sean let out a chuckle, sounding super chill. âWhatâs on your mind?â
Fiona replied, âIâm kinda strapped for cash. Thought I could make a buck or two.â
âIâll shoot you their info before they get out of the station,â Sean promised. After a beat, Sean asked, âDid Mr. Quinn give you a ride home?â
âYeah,â Fiona said, pausing a tick. She decided not to mention that Sebastian was her next-door neighbor, to avoid any misunderstanding with Sean.
The next day, the scandal from Valmead Hotel the night before was all over the place. Headlines screamed about students from Blueden Girls School trying to hitch themselves to wealthy folks. Blurry pics of Clare and Paul popped up online-enough to show what went down but not too graphic. People were hunting for the HD versions, making snide remarks about Clareâs looks and cracking jokes about Paulâs taste.
Then some official news outlets dropped videos of interviews with students from Blueden Girlsâ School. In the videos, these Blueden students were pixelated, but what they said hit like a ton of bricks. The school was reportedly setting up pretty girls at dinner parties. Even the teachers were in on it. pushing students to go on these dates for a quick buck. The whole situation Fiona walked into on her first day, including Lillianâs comments, got splashed all over the net, backing up the idea that Bluedenâs endgame was getting its girls hitched to rich familles The Internet blew up with the news.
It didnât take long for word to get out that the scandalous hotel room was booked by the school for Ale always flashing her bling online, showing off her trophies from different contests. Al Blueden, the wi liku a colebrity, abwap en Til Chapter 28 driven rich girl around. With over seven million followers on Twitter and her own PR agent to handle her gigs, she was gearing up to jump into the rtainment scene after graduating mid-year from Blueden. This mess had everyone in the comments going nuts.
[Do you think this rich and beautiful woman got her hands dirty in this drama?]
For sure! Those rich guys arenât blind. They want someone rich and hot. Of course, their original goal was her. Think sheâs teaming up with the headmistress?]
[Chill, it ainât that simple. Iâm from this school. Word is, at the party last night, Alexa âby accidentâ spilled her drink on the new girl who was stealing the show and handed her the room key to go change. That new girl was stunning and a killer dancer.] Then the netizen posted some photos of Fiona.
[Alexa didnât do it on purpose. You te just jealous of her.]
[No matter what, I will support Alexal]
[Those who speak ill of Alexa will be punished by heaven and end up being single all their lives!]
Alexaâs fanbase came out swinging, defending her against all the haters online. Because she was such a hit, in just a few hours, the chatter about Alexaâs drama blew past the gossip about girls from Blueden trying to snag rich spouses.
Fiona loved the chaos. She set up a burner account and spilled the tea that Diana missed the opening ceremony âcause she was allergic to some coffee Alexa gave her. Fiona bumped the post to the top with some slick moves, and soon enough, trolls were dragging Alexa left and right. Fiona was living for the comments.
Then someone dropped a video of Fionaâs dance moves online. Tens of thousands of shares and comments piled up quickly. âThe gorgeous new girl from Bluedenâ became the trending topic.
Wowza, this girl is like ten times hotter than their so-called school belle. Iâm in love. Any secret pics of her?]
Does Blueden take guys? Iâll mop floors, and scrub toilets, no grub or bed needed.]
I replayed that dance video like 20 times. I was so on fire, and when my guy got home, we went to bed immediately. I love her! Whoâs down for a heist to snatch this chick?]
Fiona couldnât get enough of the quirky and hilarious peeps online, scrolling through comments until she dozed off at noon.
In Summerlyn Garden, Sebastian was sitting behind his desk, working through a pile of documents. Evan stood nearby, waiting for instructions.
The phone cut through the silence of the study. Sebastian glanced at the caller ID and picked it up nonchalantly.
Lutherâs voice buzzed with excitement on the other end. âSebastian, my goddess-no, no, I mean Fions. Sheâs blowing up on Twitter! Everyoneâs talking about teaming up to steal her away. Sheâs-â
The idea of a mob conspiring to âstealâ Fiona didnât sit right with Sebastian. Without another word, he hung up on Luther.
Evan had already pulled up Twitter. Catching Sebastianâs look, he passed over his phone without a word.
Sebastian skimmed the comments on Fionaâs dance video, his expression ice-cold. âYouâve got two hours,â he commanded. âGet rid of the trending topics and all the buzz about her videos and photos. I donât want a trace of them online. And track down whoever posted that stuff and make them delete it.â
Evan winced. âMr. Quinn, weâre talking tens of thousands of shares here.â Deleting trending topics was one thing, but scouring for user IDs to wipe videos and photos? That was a nightmare lask, expensive and, frankly, overkill.
18:22 Mon, 3 Jun Chapter 28 âDo you have a problem with that?â Evan shook his head. âIâm on it.â This wasnât just the boss speaking-this was a jealous and loaded dude.
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Sebastian hit play on the dance video, fixating on the woman moving with allure. His eyes darkened with a possessive need he hadnât acknowledged before. That dance, he decided, was his. She was dancing for him, and him alone. No one else had the right to watch her like this.