GoodNovelChapter 136 Chapter 136 Shall I Have The Article Removed...
"Collin, wait!" Linsey's voice echoed with a trace of anxiety as she instinctively called out to him.
Collin paused and turned to face her with a gentle expression that belied the turmoil beneath. "What's wrong?" he asked, his voice soft yet tinged with concern.
Linsey bit her lip, grappling with her emotions. The air between them crackled with tension; his aura hinted at anger, though his demeanor remained calm.
She wanted to voice her worries, to bridge the distance that had formed so suddenly. Yet, her words faltered, trapped by her hesitation. "Nothing. Just... don't bury yourself in work for too long. Try to get srest early, okay?" "Alright," Collin replied, his lips pressing into a thin line, a subtle sign of his inner conflict.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAs his figure tapered into the distance, Linsey was enveloped by a poignant sense of loss. She watched until he disappeared, her heart heavy with unspoken words.
Collin, wrapped in his own storm of emotions, was oblivious to Linsey's turmoil. His thoughts were a tangled mess, dominated by self-reproach.
If only he had resolved the Wells family debacle sooner, Linsey wouldn't have gotten injured.
Since he had to keep up the facade, all he do was watch.
Retreating to his study, Collin drowned himself in work, trying to smother his heavy heart under piles of paperwork.
His solitude was abruptly shattered when one of his subordinates burst through the door, breathless with urgency. "Mr.
Riley, we got a problem!" Collin's head snapped up, his frown deepening. "What is it?" he demanded.
The grim expression on the subordinate's face deepened as he relayed the news to Collin. "Despite your clear instructions to the media to avoid any mention of you and Mrs. Riley, it appears that the story has still found its way online." Collin's face darkened immediately. He shifted in his seat, leveling a piercing gaze at the messenger. "Explain tohow this happened. I gave explicit warnings to those outlets. How did this leak?" The icy intensity in Collin's eyes sent a shiver coursing through the subordinate's body. In a trembling voice, he replied, "We did issue the warnings, sir, but Marisol Wells has been tenacious. She actually brought in a scandal- chasing tabloid rat to do her dirty work." He hastily pulled out his phone, navigating to the damning article, and handed it to Collin.
The screen displayed the freshly published scandal.
"Explosive Exposé: The Dark Secrets behind Felix Wells' Imprisonment! Linsey Brooks, his long-term girlfriend, betrayed him 0.0% 16:12 Chapter 136 Shall I Have The Article Removed Immediately brutally. On the day they were to wed, she not only cheated but married another man. Subsequently, she crafted a devious. plot to frFelix, alleging her own kidnapping to squeeze a fortune from his wealthy family. When her outrageous demands were refused, she and her new husband vindictively ensured Felix's imprisonment." The article was a concoction of sensational fabrications, utterly lacking in proof.
But gossip-hungry netizens didn't give a damn if it was true-they ate the story up like a feast.
"How can people be so ruthlessly cruel?" "Is this the skidnapping case everyone was talking about a while back?" "Poor Felix! He's completely innocent. If he actually ends up in prison, it'll destroy his entire life." "Linsey is the definition of shameless and rotten to the core." "She actually cheated on Felix? That's downright pathetic."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCollin scrolled through the torrent of comments, his face hardening with each swipe. Many of the sec om commenters were clueless, simply throwing out wild accusations-some, he suspected, might even be paid trolls. He chuckled bitterly, the sound sharp and icy.
Noticing the brewing storm, his subordinate promptly ducked his head, tension crackling in the air like static.
In all the years he had worked with Collin, he had never witnessed him this livid.
It looked bleak for the Wells family now; what little hope they might have clung to was fast eroding.
This time, Collin's rage was unmistakable-he was absolutely livid.
After a tense pause, his subordinate ventured cautiously, "Mr. Riley shall I have the article removed En immediately?"
"Wait," Collin interjected, inhaling deeply to compose himself. "Pulling the story now would only far the fire. People will assLinsey is exactly as they say, and every attempt we make to clear the air could further tarnish her reputation." "Then what should we do, Mr. Riley?" the subordinate asked, eager for sdirection.
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