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.

He clicked on the

this be?”

classmate,” Emma replied, her eyes still on her phone. Meanwhile, Liam had someone look into the identity of

blazed as he watched Emma being slandered online. He was so upset that he immediately composed a tweet in her defense. [She is the most important person to

upon seeing the tweet, was

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darkened. “Why? We

that… this might make fans think she’s your girlfriend,

and

thoughtful discussion, the manager helped Sean

is a cherished part of my family, more important

tide of public

Riveral We’ve been attacking

@June posted? Both Mr. Rivera and His

his sister? I’m shocked!” Some

busy safeguarding her personal information, effectively managing the

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 unjustified. How

Invitational Mathematics Examination, right behind the nationally acclaimed tech prodigy, Vere.

Liam watched Emma’s reputation recover but

College was buzzing with excitement. Now that everyone knew

rang. She excused herself to take

composed, she approached Liam. “The police just informed me. Aria has

eyebrow, his expression

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

involving you in the investigation?” Liam asked

already identified the suspect–Sebastian.”

commanding. She stepped closer, wrapped her arms around his waist, and rested her head against him, feeling

to Llam, Emma didn’t want

adversaries on her own.