Chapter 263

Serena glanced at the screen but couldn't make sense of what she was seeing.

She shook her head, turning to Gabrielle with a puzzled look.

Gabrielle smiled knowingly. "Clearly, you don't spend much time on Instagram. This is your fan page, but it's been locked down. I just searched your name—any conversation about you, even the vaguest reference or nickname, has been wiped. Do you know what that means?"

Serena frowned. "What does it mean?"

"It means someone's paid to have your public image managed," Gabrielle said, a hint of pride in her voice. "But this isn't something money alone can buy; you need the right connections. So, it has to be William. I mean, isn't that proof he loves you?"

But Serena's expression darkened immediately. "You're saying that any online discussion about me is getting censored?"

Gabrielle nodded. "Exactly."

"But this isn't William's doing."

Gabrielle looked startled. "If not William, then who? In all of Northspire, only the Grayson family could pull off something like this..." She noticed Serena's troubled look and grew anxious. "Serena, what's wrong?"

Serena felt her heart sink.

this morning-trying to silence people would only

too smart to make such a

Unless...

Antiquities Gambit account and

enough, the tide

Lynwood and accused Serena of trying

fueling rumors that she

were saying online were

it

her hands

it until now. She clenched her faw.

of hateful comments, a bitter smile tugging at

of this—and he had his own reasons to do

Serena replied, her

her hands. "So... what do we do now?" She'd only just returned from years abroad and knew nothing about

reassuring smile. "We stick to the plan.

her lip, still uneasy. "Are you sure this

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