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 her

but they said they’d show the photos to

and my little sister is

couldn’t let them go through

Allison’s frown deepened.

to exploit someone’s vulnerabilities were

most was how strong Aimee had been, holding on despite the pressure, despite the

somehow, she hadn’t let it

left Charisma after that,”

your talent, you could’ve found a

I couldn’t,” Aimee

“My family is poor.

Mr.

kind to us — he’s

gives bonuses during the holidays, and

person per family, so

in Aimee’s eyes, and her voice broke

sister

to start working

to go

her chest,

didn’t have many memories of family herself, and that emptiness

mother’s situation

she felt an unexpected kinship with

“Fear not.

past is behind you,” Allison said gently, placing a

sure you get the

isn’t

truly matters is character,” she added,

slightly

sounded familiar —

something like that once,

the time, she’d thought it

come to see his deeper

more compassionate than

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