Chapter 285

---- Chapter 247 Asher tilted his head slightly, his eyes cold as steel. "Your apology lacks sincerity." Scarlett burst into tears, her mascara running down her cheeks. "I was wrong, Miss Winters! I swear I was wrong," she sobbed. "Please forgive me. I'm so sorry I shouldn't have trashed your name in public. Just give me one more chance, please!" Thalia's gaze remained frigid.

"Post a three-thousand-word apology on all your social platforms, pin it for a month, and pay me a hundred grand for emotional distress." Scarlett's face drained of color, her expression turning sullen. "Miss Winters, I've got hundreds of thousands of followers across Twitter and Instagram. That's literally how I make my living. If I post something like this, my entire brand will crash and burn..." "So you're refusing?" Thalia's voice cut like ice.

Scarlett bit her lip, forcing her best damsel-in-distress expression. "It's not that... it's just... this is basically career ---- suicide, You're asking me to destroy everything I've built." Someone from the crowd called out, "Miss Winters, she markets herself online as some wealthy, Ivy League-educated 'it girl' who's lived abroad." Thalia smiled coldly. "If you don't like my terms, there's always another option." Hope flickered in Scarlett's eyes. "Thank you, Miss Winters!

you'd be-" "We can handle this through the courts instead," Thalia cut in sharply. Scarlett froze, her lips parted in shock. The crowd's commentary buzzed around them. "Damn, the Winters heiress is being

year anyway." Scarlett's eyes darted back and forth as she calculated her odds. Legal proceedings, with the Blackwood and Winters influence behind them, would mean far worse than a public apology and some

brand didn't seem like a tough call. Scarlett straightened her shoulders, decision made. "Miss Winters, I accept your terms." Seeing Thalia was more approachable than Asher,

at the mall. Before she could respond, someone from the crowd-clearly trying to score points with the power couple-shouted: "Sir Blackwood! Miss Winters! You can't possibly let Sean off this easy. Just

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