True Tycoon Her Empire, Her Rules

Chapter 168

The moment Winnie began to spill the beans, the live chat went dead silent.

It was only after she revealed the truth behind the so–called Breakup Curse that the virtual dam burst open, unleashing a torrent of vitriol.

“I thought I believed in love again, but reality is just repulsive!”

“So this is what they mean by profiting off others‘ pain, huh?!”

“The girls you duped are just down on their luck!”

“I can’t even… she said the wite’s spirit stayed because she missed Carter, wanting to be near him, only to witness him betray her, step by step!”

“I had a gut feeling his act was a bit too much. How could so many fall for it?”

“What a total jerk!”

The more the B&B owner, Carter, had been idolized online, the harsher the backlash was now.

Carter stood there, dumbfounded, as Winnie narrated how he’d manipulated the sympathy of these girls to get them into bed. He felt the judgmental stares – some contemptuous, some disdainful. Though they no longer suspected him for his wife’s death, those looks were hard to stomach.

Facing the live stream camera, he knew he was in deep trouble. But he wasn’t ready to throw in the towel just yet. He’d been a shoestring traveler for years, and now, he’d built a business, amassed a following, even trademarked his B&B, with plans to expand.

in jeopardy

girls had come to him

he hadn’t

that thought, he calmed himself and quickly tried to salvage his

done those things,” he started, his voice taking on a sharp turn. “But I haven’t broken the law or killed anyone. I’ve just done what any normal guy would do! I have

a guy’s perspective, Carter’s words gained traction with

wasn’t he? A widower shouldn’t be expected to

have been unusual for a widower to remarry within a few

favor until Candace stepped in with a fierce

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What’s ‘normal‘ about leading girls on while playing the devoted widower online? That’s fraud!” Candace had ditched her delicate persona, hammering Carter

you’d been upfront about moving on, I’d respect you, but no, you want it all! Don’t you dare compare yourself to other men! None of the guys I know, none of my male fans, would ever stoop to

the moral majority and Implied that

leaned toward Carter now turned against him, with men

fans, meanwhile, were quick to

our Candy. She’s usually sweet

chat softened a bit with their humorous

the scene to avoid

away, while Thorpe, caught in attempted murder on live stream, was promptly taken away by

show kept entangling with murder investigations.