CHAPTER 110: SHE'S BACK

~NADIA

As I scrolled through my phone, my heart sank while reading the comments about Hunter’s alleged mental impairment. The news had spread like wildfire, and it seemed like everyone on the internet had something to say.

Just a few hours ago, I was at the mall, picking up decorations for Olivia’s birthday party, when I overheard some customers gossiping about it. Their cruel words felt like salt in an open wound.

But nothing could have prepared me for the humiliation waiting at the company entrance, where paparazzi swarmed, hurling ridiculous questions at me.

The backlash was growing worse by the hour, and Hunter wasn’t doing anything to stop it. He didn’t seem to care that his family was being dragged into this mess.

My phone rang, and I wasn’t surprised to see it was my dad. I knew what this call would be about but I picked anyway.

“Hello, Dad.”

“Nadia, what the hell is going on?” he snapped.

I sighed. “Dad, it’s just a rumor—”

He cut me off with a huff. “A rumor? You and I both