Second Chances Protecting Mrs. Hall

Chapter 53

Emma struggled to break free from Liam’s arms. She weakly reached out and grabbed Liam’s shoulder, causing him to wince slightly.

Emma remembered the man who had rescued her in the helicopter had a similar injury.

Just then, her phone suddenly buzzed with a message. (Emma, I’m so sorryl]

Liam’s face clouded over at the interruption.

Emma frowned as she asked: (What’s wrong?

You’re being attacked online!] was the anxious reply.

Emma met Liam’s gaze and opened her phone. Twitter was awash with negative comments about her.

“Why is this woman trying to cozy up to Mr. Rivera, just because she has a front–row ticket? Disgusting!! one commented.

“She is so ugly! Mr. Rivera can’t be with her!” another continued.

“I know her. Her name is Emma. From that international school in Troln City. She’s trying to use Mr. Rivera’s fame to climb the social ladder.” Negative reviews are filling up the entire webpage.

The comments continued, and Emma scrolled through more hurtful remarks. It appeared some of Sean’s fans mistakenly thought she was romantically involved with him.

“Maybe I should just hack into the Twitter system. I’ve had enough of this drama,” Emma said casually.

Liam remained silent.

“Just kidding,” Emma added with a wry smile. She was capable enough but saw no need for retaliation.

Then, Emma stumbled upon a photo of herself that had been grotesquely edited to make her look unattractive. “Who would do this to me? It’s horrible.” In the doctored photo, her features were exaggerated, her face bloated, and her body distorted to appear much larger. This explained why she was being mocked online.

“Don’t worry about it. I’ll take care of this,” Liam said, reaching for Emma’s phone. But Emma noticed another notification. “Look, someone is standing up for me.”

Amidst the flood of insults, someone had posted a genuine photo of Emma taken by a classmate at Vark College. She hadn’t seen it before, but the photographer had captured her true beauty.

The individual who stood up for Emma quickly became the target of vicious online attacks. Internet trolls bombarded him with harsh

criticism.

was suspicious of the person defending Emma. He clicked on the profile,

this be?”

her eyes still on her phone. Meanwhile, Liam had someone look into the identity of this

so upset that he immediately composed a tweet in her defense.

was alarmed.

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“Why? We

it’s just that… this might make fans think she’s your girlfriend, which could make

signed and asked. “Then how

discussion, the manager helped Sean draft a more

new tweet from Sean trending. It read: [We are not romantically involved, but she is a cherished part of my family, more important than anyone, She’s still at college

Sean’s impactful statement, the tide of public opinion

been attacking the wrong

online are fake. Have you seen the ones @June posted? Both Mr. Rivera and

sister? I’m shocked!” Some are

defended Emma, Liam was busy safeguarding her personal

chatter about Emma began

College and I know her. She’s an excellent student. She’s even more beautiful in person than in June’s photos. The hatred online is

right behind the nationally acclaimed

from June and Sean, Liam watched Emma’s reputation recover but felt a

that everyone knew Sean was Emma’s uncle, they treated Emma with newfound

rang. She excused herself

she approached Liam. “The police just informed me. Aria

eyebrow, his expression

stab wounds, signs of kidnapping, and she had been starved

you in the

they’ve already identified

looked up at Liam, his features sharp and commanding. She stepped closer, wrapped her arms around his waist, and rested her head against him,

knowing if Aria’s death was connected to Llam, Emma didn’t

adversaries on her own.