Chapter 139:

Aimee’s eyes reddened slightly as she murmured,

“And then… I became the target of nasty rumors for months.”

“Don’t let their lies get to you,” Allison said firmly.

“As long as you stay true to yourself, treat their words like trash — worthless and irrelevant.

You have nothing to fear.”

Allison could deeply relate to Aimee’s pain.

She had been the subject of gossip herself — whispers about her and Kellan that had spread like wildfire through the company.

She knew all too well how disgusting people could be when rumors took root.

The underhanded tactics hadn’t changed.

“It wasn’t all baseless…” Aimee’s voice dropped to a near whisper, almost lost in the breeze.

Her eyes shifted downward, as if she wanted to disappear, afraid that Allison might see her differently.

“One night, a client invited me out for drinks.

I let my guard down… and I was drugged.”

Allison’s expression darkened instantly, fury rising in her chest.

She swallowed hard, forcing herself to stay calm.

“What happened after?” she asked, her voice rough with sympathy.

“The client didn’t succeed,” Aimee said, her voice cracking.

“But Marc and some others found out what happened.

Instead of helping, they took photos.

used

up in her

about myself, but they said they’d show the photos to my

my little sister

them

Allison’s frown deepened.

lengths people would go to exploit someone’s vulnerabilities

strong Aimee had

hadn’t let it

after

you could’ve found a better job somewhere

Aimee hesitated, her

“My family is poor.

Mr.

has been so kind to us

takes care of his employees, gives bonuses during the

family, so I gave that spot

in Aimee’s eyes, and her voice broke

sister will lose

to start working

her to go through

sharp pang in her chest,

have many memories of family herself, and that emptiness had always weighed on

understood why her mother’s situation meant so much to

felt an unexpected kinship

“Fear not.

Allison said gently, placing a hand on Aimee’s

get the justice

isn’t measured

is character,” she added, the words leaving her

slightly surprised

familiar — then she

something like that once, back

the time, she’d thought it

she had come to see his

reputation, he was more compassionate than most gave him

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