Chapter 2412
Seren couldn't shake the feeling that she was dealing with someone well above her pay grade.
Having rubbed elbows with the high and mighty, the lawyer Mara chose must be more skilled than
the one she could find. And to top it off, there was no way she'd be asked to foot the bill for such
steep legal fees. The leftover cash could be stashed away for a fresh start in a new city once this
whole mess was over.
"Come on, you should've just said so earlier, and we wouldn't have had to grill you about it,â Seren
chided with a half-hearted laugh. âYou're the one who's been abroad, right? You must know way
more than us about this kind of stuff.â
After ending the call, Seren let out a long sigh of relief. Then, she was back online, scrolling through
the heated comments under the gossip posts she had ignited.
The top-liked comment, anonymously upvoted by Seren with another account, read: [Can you
believe Ivy? With her shoddy behavior, sheâs still an actress. Shows how low the bar's gotten.]
Indeed, it seemed like anyone could be an actor these days, even become a star.
What was so special about Ivy?
Surprisingly, many people liked her, and she could still make a substantial amount of
money.
Seren felt a deep sense of injustice.
[Actress sneaks into director's room after hours â no wonder she landed the lead with Colton so
early in her career!]
Seren mulled over her crafted headline, convinced it was both sensational and cryptic enough to set
the internet ablaze on an otherwise tranquil day. She reveled in the scandalous details she'd
concocted about Ivy and hit send without hesitation.
The internet erupted once more.
[Disgusting. Just as we all suspected. How could a newbie land a role in a Colton flick without some
behind-the-scenes action?]
[Shocked, truly shocked. My former favorite actress turns out to be this kind of person! And to think
I bought her innocent act in the trailers.]
[LOL, told you so. Some people are just fakes. Cot cursed out by her fans for days, and I still get
hate. This is what some actresses deserve.]
âLeo, take a look at this. Serenâs at it again, spreading rumors with a new post. Tsk, the lies are even
more preposterous this time, downright disgraceful. I canât fathom how such a vague post has
people assuming it's about Ms. Dunhill.â
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Chapter 2412
The legal community was abuzz with the news that Ivy was the granddaughter-in-law of none other
than Alyssa Howard. The slander heaped upon the Howard familyâs darling by faceless netizens was
enough to make anyone's blood run cold.
âFools rush in where angels fear to tread. She's completely ignored my warnings. If sheâs so hell-
bent on self-destruction, then we don't need to hold back. Gather all the
evidence-her sneaky upvotes, the slant of the comments, everything. She's done for.â
âUnderstood.â
They had hoped a scare might be enough to set her straight, but Seren was clearly addicted to
playing the insider. Barely off a warning call, and she was brazenly peddling half-truths. Some
people never learn.
"We'll ensure she learns the hard way that spreading lies and tarnishing someone's reputation
comes with a hefty price tag.â
Especially when that someone was Alyssaâs pride and joy â a person Seren couldn't afford
to cross.
Mara hung up from Seren, her grip on her phone turning her knuckles white. She wasn't sure what
Balfour knew, but if he did know something, why hadn't he confronted her directly?
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