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    This particrment came with photos: one of a young woman with Shepard, another of the two of them together in bed, and a third showing her next to a luxury car.


    The replies kept piling up.


    The more Brenna read, the more anxious she became. She could see just how serious this scandal could get.


    Almost all thements were harsh, with people ming the Harpers for abusing their influence or using Shepard of sleeping around. Negativity filled the thread.


    Brenna believed she couldn’t let this spiral out of control. She quickly called Ernst to discuss how to handle the issue.


    But Ernst wasn’t answering his phone. She dialed Ethan right away, but his number wasn’t reachable, either.


    Maybe they were already working to solve the problem.


    After a few minutes, Ernst called her back.


    “Did you see what’s trending?” he asked.


    Brenna’s worry showed in her voice. “Yes, I saw it. What should we do?”


    Ernst spoke quickly, sounding stressed. “Don’t panic. I’ve already ordered the Harper Group’s PR team to get this trending topic taken down overnight. Ethan’s also on it. The story will cool off soon.”


    His tone was filled with worry. “My only concern is that Mom will see what’s happening online, and if she gets upset, things could get even worse for Dad.”


    Moving quietly, Brenna slipped out of her room and made her way toward Giselle’s door, trying to catch any sound from inside, but she could only hear silence.


    Uncertain whether Giselle was already asleep or glued to her phone reading the trending topic, she hesitated for a moment.


    “I’ll go check on her.” Ending the call, she headed to the kitchen, poured a ss of milk, then walked back upstairs and tapped lightly on Giselle’s door.


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    The door swung open quickly, revealing Giselle, who looked sleepy. “What is it, Brenna?”


    A gentle smile on her face, Brenna handed over the ss of milk. “I thought you might have trouble sleeping, so I brought you some milk.”


    Giselle didn’t take it and replied, “Thank you, but I already had some. I was about to go to bed.”<fn3620> Find the newest release on Find?Novel</fn3620>


    “Alright then, I’ll let you rest. Good night.” With that, Brenna turned away, milk still in hand, and headed back to her room.


    Afterward, she called Ernst again to let him know that Giselle was alright and probably hadn’t seen anything about the trending topic.


    Ernst finally felt relieved.


    After ending the call, he was preparing to leave his ce. “Honey, I’m heading to the office. You should try to get some rest,” he said to Lilith as he buttoned up his shirt.


    Lilith, still thinking about the news, couldn’t hide her worry. “Do you want me to check in on your mom and make sure she’s okay?”


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