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 the photos

up in

said they’d

and my little sister is

let them go through

Allison’s frown deepened.

would go to exploit

strong Aimee had been,

she hadn’t let

Charisma after that,” Allison said

talent, you could’ve found a better job somewhere

Aimee hesitated, her

“My family is poor.

Mr.

been so kind to us — he’s not like the

of his employees, gives bonuses during the holidays, and

only sponsor one person per family,

shimmered in Aimee’s eyes, and her voice broke as

leave, my sister will lose

have to

to go through what I

felt a sharp pang in her chest, a bitter feeling she couldn’t quite

memories of family herself, and that

why her mother’s situation

felt an

“Fear not.

said gently, placing a hand

sure you get the justice you

isn’t measured

is character,” she added, the words

paused, slightly surprised

sounded familiar —

had said something like

thought it

had come to see his

he was more compassionate

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