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.

defending Emma. He clicked on the profile,

this be?”

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

Sean was blazed as he watched Emma being slandered online. He was so upset that he immediately composed a tweet in her

seeing the tweet, was alarmed. “Mr. Rivera, that’s

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darkened. “Why? We

this might make fans think she’s your girlfriend, which could make things worse for her.” His

while, Sean signed and asked. “Then how should I phrase

discussion, the manager helped Sean draft

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

Sean’s impactful statement, the tide

Riveral We’ve been attacking the wrong person!” one

ones @June posted? Both Mr.

I’m

Liam was busy safeguarding

about Emma began

excellent student. She’s even more beautiful in person than in June’s photos. The hatred

behind the nationally acclaimed tech prodigy, Vere. Rumor has it she preferred the second prize.

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

but Vark College was buzzing with excitement. Now that everyone knew Sean was Emma’s uncle,

rang. She excused

“The police just informed me. Aria has been

an eyebrow,

of kidnapping, and she had

police involving you in the investigation?” Liam

already identified the suspect–Sebastian.” Emma

his waist, and rested her head against him, feeling

connected to Llam, Emma didn’t want him entangled in her

adversaries on her own.