NovelEnglishChapter 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 nin public. Just giveone 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 paya 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 askingto destroy everything I've built." Someone from the crowd called out, "Miss Winters, she markets herself online as swealthy, 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! I knew 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 generous. If it were me, I'd have her publicly humiliated right back." "Generous?" another spectator scoffed. "This is strategic brutality-she's demolishing Scarlett's entire incstream." "Please. The intehas the memory of a goldfish. And you're underestimating how thick Scarlett's skin is. Once this blows ---- over, she'll be back to hawking diet teas and teeth whiteners like nothing happened." "Facts. Cancel culture is so last 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 scash. She could end up with jail time. That influencer Sienna Carroll had been locked up for online defamation last year. suddenly, prison versus a damaged 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, Sean quickly pivoted. "Miss Winters, I've learned my lesson too. I'l post the sapology and double the compensation-two hundred grand." Thalia's gaze sliced toward him.
"You?" ---- She remembered all too clearly the vile things he'd said 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 days ago he was actively hunting for Miss Winters, swearing he'd 'end her' once he found her." Asher's expression darkened instantly.
With a barely perceptible nod from him, bodyguards materialized from nowhere, pinning Sean face-down on the floor. "This is crazy! It's allam misunderstanding!" Sean screamed, his cheek pressed against the polished deck. "Thad no idea you were THE Winters heiress from London! I would never have dared if I'd known!" "So regular people deserve your abuse?" Thalia asked, her voice dangerously quiet. "That's your defense?" "No!
That's not what I meant!" From the crowd, another voice called out: "That's exactly what he meant! m Sean's infamous in Spain-the spoiled rich Rid who ---- ruins lives for fun. So many girls have suffered because of him." "Absolutely," someone else agreed. "Bullying is his hobby. Don't let him walk away from this."
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