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.

blackmailed the client and used the photos to

welled up in

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

not in good health, and my little sister

let them

Allison’s frown deepened.

lengths people would go to exploit

Aimee had been, holding

somehow, she hadn’t let it harden

left Charisma after

talent, you could’ve found a

I couldn’t,” Aimee hesitated, her

“My family is poor.

Mr.

been so kind to us — he’s not like

his employees, gives bonuses during the holidays, and even sponsors

sponsor one person per family, so I gave that spot to

Aimee’s eyes, and

I leave, my sister will lose that

to start

her to go through

felt a sharp pang in her chest,

many memories of family herself,

why her mother’s situation meant

moment, she felt

“Fear not.

you,” Allison said

make sure you get the

virtue isn’t

added, the

paused, slightly surprised at

sounded familiar — then she

like that once,

thought it unusually

time, though, she had come to

more compassionate than most gave him

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