NovelEnglishChapter 263 Serena glanced at the screen but couldn't make sense of what she was seeing.
She shook her head, turning to Gabrielle with a puzzled look.
Gabrielle smiled knowingly. "Clearly, you don't spend much ton Instagram. This is your fan page, but it's been locked down. I just searched your name-any conversation about you, even the vaguest reference or nickname, has been wiped. Do you know what that means?" Serena frowned. "What does it mean?" "It means someone's paid to have your public image managed," Gabrielle said, a hint of pride in her voice. "But this isn't something money alone can buy; you need the right connections. So, it has to be William. I mean, isn't that proof he loves you?" But Serena's expression darkened immediately. "You're saying that any online discussion aboutis getting censored?" Gabrielle nodded. "Exactly." "But this isn't William's doing." Gabrielle looked startled. "If not William, then who? In all of Northspire, only the Grayson family could pull off something like this..." She noticed Serena's troubled look and grew anxious. "Serena, what's wrong?" Serena felt her heart sink.
She'd just told William this morning-trying to silence people would only backfire.
William was too smart to make such a foolish mistake.
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She reopened the official Antiquities Gambit account and tapped on the latest Instagram post.
Sure enough, the tide had turned.
Now, every comment praised Cynthia Lynwood and accused Serena of trying to silence criticism-calling her the real puppet of the elite.
Someone had even snapped photos of her and William together, fueling rumors that she was using her connections to crush ordinary people.
The things people were saying online were downright vile.
No one named her directly, but it was obvious who they were talking about.
Gabrielle saw it too, her hands trembling with anger.
Serena had warned her that censorship would only make things worse, but Gabrielle hadn't believed it until now. She clenched her faw. "If William didn't pull these strings, then who did?" Serena stared at the barrage of hateful comments, a bitter smile tugging at her lips.
Besides William, there was one other person capable of this—and he had his own reasons to do it.
"I don't know," Serena replied, her voice barely above a whisper.
Gabrielle wrung her hands. "So... what do we do now?" She'd only just returned from years abroad and knew nothing about PR crises.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSerena composed herself, then looked up and gave Gabrielle a reassuring smile. "We stick to the plan. Don't worry about them." Gabrielle bit her lip, still uneasy. "Are you sure this will be okay?"
"It'll be fine. The truth always stands up to scrutiny. I know know what I'm m capable of why should I be afraid?" Gabrielle's eyes suddenly filled with tears.
She gave Serena's shoulder a gentle punch. "That's the Serena I remember." Serena blinked, confused.
Gabrielle's eyes grew even redder. She lowered her head, wiped at her tears, and said, "When cback and saw you, you seemed so different. I even made a trip to Alderburg to find out what you'd been through all these years.' Cóntent She took a shaky breath and smiled. "But hearing you now, I know the Serena I knew the one who never gave up-she's still here. She survived everything and she's still inside you." Serena felt her heart flutter painfully.
"You remember the old days?" she asked.
"How could I forget?" Gabrielle sniffled. "When my dad sentex overseas, was the only Valerian kid in the school school. Everyone else spoke a language I couldn't understand It was just a blur of noise and strange words..."
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