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    William had spent the entire day at thepany tracing the source of the leaked video and photos of him taking Ste to the hospital.


    Whoever did it knew exactly what they were doing. Every trail stopped cleanly. By the time evening came, he still hadn’t found a single solid lead.


    His phone rang. He answered without hesitation.


    “Mr. Briggs,” Luca said, “I’ve drafted the statement you asked for. Please review it. If it’s okay by you, Briggs Group can release it immediately.”


    William opened the email, scanned it once, then said, “Alright, release it.”


    The call ended.


    The statement went live almost at once. In the name of Briggs Group, William cleared the rumor surrounding Ste. He didn’t dodge or blur the facts. He openly stated that he was the man in the video and that the hospital visit had been for nothing more than menstrual cramps.


    The statement included outpatient records and medical notes from the hospital. No mention of any sexually transmitted disease.


    It ended with a firm warning. Briggs Group would pursue legal action against anyone spreading false rumors that had seriously damaged William’s reputation.


    The inte erupted again.


    Before, only Ste’s face had been clear in the video. William had been obscured.


    Now, he stepped forward on his own. Every word was deliberate, precise, and unmistakably protective. Even the line about his own reputation felt secondary.


    Anyone could see that he was shielding Ste.


    And he didn’t bother hiding how much she mattered.


    The official statement spread far faster than the earlier video. Coming straight from Briggs Group’s verified ount, it exploded online. In less than ten minutes, views andments were already climbing into the thousands.


    Nina stared at the screen, her fingers tightening around her phone. She had been waiting to see Ste dragged down, to watch the situation spiral out of control.


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    What she hadn’t expected was William stepping in so decisively, defending Ste without holding anything back.


    After a moment’s hesitation, she switched to her main ount and shared the statement.


    Her wording was careful. She said she believed Ste wasn’t that kind of person.


    She figured that as long as she publicly took Ste’s side, William would never trace things back to her.


    But she was wrong.


    The marketing ounts that had eagerly spread the video crumbled the moment William spoke up.


    Faced with waves of angryizens calling them out for fabricating rumors, they panicked. The video vanished. Posts were deleted one after another. Their excuse was uniform—the material hade from an anonymous source.


    At the same time, Sharon and Josie were still overseeing renovations when they noticed the sudden shift online. They exchanged a look and immediately locked onto one of the marketing ounts responsible for pushing the video, arranging to meet.


    The ount owner refused outright.


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