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    He was stalling, buying precious time to weigh his options—take a risky gamble by lying at the press conference or make a run for it.


    Suddenly, a voice cut through the tension like a lightning bolt. “Holy smokes! The news! Check your phones. It’s blowing up! Number one trending topic, this is wild!”


    Confusion rippled through the crowd, but instinct kicked in, and everyone scrambled for their phones. Even the Miller family members exchanged baffled nces before joining the digital frenzy.


    “What’s all the fuss?” Christina asked, her toneced with mock curiosity as she sidled up to Robin.


    Dn’s brow creased, his expression as cold as a winter storm. He stepped forward, subtly wedging himself between Christina and Robin. “I’ve got a phone,” he said, his voice clipped as he handed his device to Christina, his demeanor frosty.


    Christina had her own phone tucked away but yed the part of a nosy onlooker to keep suspicion at bay. After all, she was the mastermind behind both the earlier hacking stunt and this explosive trending news.


    Robin shot Dn a sour look, his irritation ring at the intrusion. Dn was fast bing a thorn in his side. He tried to nudge Dn aside, but Dn stood like an unyielding oak, impossible to shift.


    Annoyed, Robin pivoted to Christina’s other side and thrust his phone toward her, the news already pulled up. “His phone’s not even unlocked. Look at mine. I’ve got the scoop right here.”


    Christina epted Robin’s phone with a warm smile, which sent a spark of triumph through him. He shot Dn a smug, defiant nce, his boyish huffiness lending him an oddly charming air.


    “Let’s check this out together,” Christina said, her smile unwavering.


    Dn’s face remained a mask of ice, his piercing eyes narrowing with a flicker of menace. The air around him crackled with unspoken danger. A twinge of unease gnawed at him—Robin was proving as pesky as Elliott. How he wished he could sweep both nuisances out of the picture.


    Christina, oblivious to the quiet tug-of-war between the two men, found it simpler to nce at the news Robin had already loaded. Besides, she didn’t know Dn’s unlock code, and grabbing his hand to open the screen would only spark rumors about their rtionship.


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    The trending news revealed Tiana’s mysterious protégé had stepped forward to unveil his identity.


    Upon seeing the news, Lyman’s and Lorraine’s faces drained of color, shock washing over them in waves ofplex emotions. This… How could this be possible?


    Lorraine’s expression turned ashen, disbelief etched across her features as she clutched her phone tightly. Tiana’s mysterious protégé turned out to be the prince from Eighshire! Then, was her mentor truly a phony? No way! She refused to ept it!


    The guests hummed with curiosity and intrigue.


    “Is this true? Tiana’s enigmatic protégé turns out to be nobility from Eighshire?”


    “But isn’t the young Prince of Eighshire known for stayingpletely out of the media spotlight? The royal family guards his privacy obsessively. What reason would he have to expose his identity as Tiana’s protégé?”


    “So who is spinning tales? Lyman or the supposed Prince? There’s no solid confirmation backing either person.”


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