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Chapter 24 - This Is Where It Starts!

Author: GIFT TEEY
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KATHERINE'S POV

"What??" Hazel asked and I could tell that the news stunned the daylights out of her.

I nodded.

"Yes. Astra was the one who made me go out of the industry six years ago, she was the one who caused that scandal."

Her brows furrowed and she frowned.

"But how? She doesn't have any connection to the media or anything. She also couldn't have been able to edit a photo of yours without your actual picture, right?"

That got me thinking and I stared at her, the wheels in my head spinning as I realized what she was trying to point out.

She was right—it was strange how she got access to my photos. But then again, she was with Alexander. Maybe she took his phone… or something.

Still, how would my pictures even be on Alex’s phone? Of course, he could have them, but… I don’t know.

“I don’t think so,” I said, “but according to Alexander, Astra was in contact with a gossip monger—a paparazzo known for spreading rumors. She gave him my photos to leak online.”

Hazel's brow raised.

"Ac
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