<b>Chapter </b><b>539 </b>
He couldn’t care less. He inwardly scoffed, ‘Back when Aubree was good to them<b>, </b>none of them <b>gave </b>a damn. <b>Now </b>they’re <b>all </b>tripping <b>over </b>themselves to win her favor. How shameless <b>can </b>they get?‘
“<b>If </b>you’ve <b>got </b><b>so </b>much time on your hands, why not figure out how to get Aubree to <b>even </b>spare you a nce<b>?</b><b>” </b>he mocked.
With that, Daxton grabbed Carmen’s hand and turned to <b>leave</b>.
Trevor was sure there was <b>a </b><b>reason </b>why everyone used to side with Carmen. <b>However</b><b>, </b>he had no idea why Daxton was so stubborn about siding with Carmon, but he couldn’t believe Aubree was really out of the picture.
“Daxton, you keep sticking up for her now, but don’te crying when you realize you’ve been raising a snake at your side–and when the timees, it’lle for your life,” <b>Trevor </b>sneered.
Out of Daxton’s sight, Carmen stiffened for <b>a </b>second, then quickly rxed. As long <b>as </b>she kept her mouth shut, there was no way Daxton would <b>ever </b>find out.
As for the whole stalker <b>mess </b>with Trevor back then<b>, </b>other people besides herself and Aubree <b>were </b>aware of it. <b>As </b>such<b>, </b>it wasn’t exactly surprising that Trevor would find out.
As Carmen reflected on everything, she felt <i>a </i>bit more at ease. At that moment, the most important task was <b>to </b><b>seize </b>the opportunity while Bryan was upied with cleaning up the <b>mess </b>Trevor had caused and to make a positive impression on thepany’s shareholders<b>. </b>
Daxton, for his part, <b>was </b>sure he’d never be <b>as </b>clueless <b>as </b>Trevor. He lowly murmured, “<b>So </b>what? Carmen’s been like a little <b>sister </b>to me since we were kids. No one knows her better than I do.”
He pondered, ‘Besides, a lot of the things Bryan and the others med on Carmen were also my doing. None of it <b>was </b>her fault; it was a result of me not thinking things through, and she ended up taking the fall for it.’
On the other hand, Trevor kept his thoughts to himself, waiting for the day Daxton would regret it.
But Daxton was right about one thing. There was no way Aubree would even spare him a second nce now.
Trevor let out a bitterugh. ‘Isn’t all of this just what I brought on myself?‘ he thought.
As Trevor’s leaked photo scandal finally wound down with Kate’s sentencing, his die–hard fans were pping and cheering.
Even after all that, Trevor still had nearly a hundred million followers on X.
As he had already mentioned he was retiring from the industry, so whether he meant it or not, Trevor had to keep up the appearances. With Bryan pulling the strings, he held a press conference to officially announce his temporary retirement.
His fans were bawling their eyes out, snot and tears streaming down their faces as they begged him not to leave.
Aubree watched the live stream of his press conference.
During the press conference, Trevor stated, “I’m sorry for letting everyone down. I admit I’m not the self–disciplined, clean–cut gentleman you imagined.
“For now, I’ll be stepping away from the screen to work on myself, and hopefully, I’ll be able to bring you even better projects in the future. Of
there’s <b>a </b>chance I might not get that chance.
<b>course</b><b>, </b>
“Goodbye for now, to those who love me, and to those I love.”
‘What a fake,‘ Aubree thought as she rolled her eyes.
Sheter let out another scoff, ‘A temporary retirement? Please, that’s just for the idiots who actually buy it.‘
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Knowing how the Wilson family operated, Aubree was sure that in a month or two, they’d be buying up trending topics and press releases to help everyone forget about Trevor’s mess. Afterward, they’d have him do some charity work, pay off reporters and influencer ounts to stage those so- called “chance encounters” for some positive press.
The whole “gentleman” persona was shot, but a rich yboy who just lives for fun? That kind of image <b>was </b>still a hit with the public.
By then, Trevor could swap girlfriends as often as he liked and wouldn’t even have to hide it from the media. Everyone would know that’s just who he was, and the fans who stuck around would all be in on it, and they wouldn’t care one bit.
By now, Kate had been sentenced, and the police had gone through her stuff. All that evidence should bending on Trevor’s desk any time now.
2:40 <b>PM </b>
Kate’s medical report <b>was </b>faked ahead of time. Aubree had arranged everything, making <b>sure </b>it included a bogus HIV diagnosis that Kate never actually had.
When he returned to the Wilson family home after the press conference, Trevor <b>received </b>the <b>package</b>.
The butler handed it over and said, “The police found this while collecting evidence. Because of your connection with Kate, they made sure it got sent straight to you.”