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.

suspicious of the person defending Emma. He clicked on the profile, which was nearly empty, and simply named June.

this be?”

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

Sean was 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

tweet, was alarmed.

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expression darkened. “Why? We shouldn’t

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

Sean signed and asked.

manager helped Sean draft a

noticed a new tweet from Sean trending. It read: [We are not romantically involved, but she is a cherished part of my family, more important

tide of public opinion quickly

been attacking

photos online are fake. Have you seen the ones @June posted? Both

his sister? I’m shocked!” Some

Sean defended Emma, Liam was busy safeguarding her personal information, effectively managing the

chatter about Emma began to spread on

She’s even more beautiful in person than

Vark Invitational Mathematics Examination, right behind the nationally

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

excitement. Now that everyone knew

rang. She excused herself to take

approached Liam. “The police just informed

raised an eyebrow, his expression

continued, “It was brutal–multiple stab wounds, signs of kidnapping, and she had been starved before her

you in the investigation?”

already identified the

her arms around his waist, and rested her head against

if Aria’s death was connected to Llam, Emma didn’t want him entangled

adversaries on her own.