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Chapter 97 The Price of Popularity
Chapter 97 The Price of Popularity
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“I finally get why the director picked Davina. It’s not just because she’s beautiful. That’s just one of her minor traits, okay?”
“Haha, don’t talk about how pretty Davina is; Stella’s fans will lose it again!”
“Oh my God, her acting is killing me! The temptation of an angel in white!”
“Wait, is she really a newcomer? If I were the director, I’d pick Davina too?
“Bodi are richi girls, but Davina was chosen based on her skills, unlike some people who tried to bully their way into the spotlight only to embarrass themselves. I won’t say who
“Look at who’s trying to ride on Stella’s coattails for attention. Stella’s been popular since childhood. She’s the real–life start everyone’s dreamed of, the golden child with four brothers. Stop trying to attach yourself to her success.”
“Who wouldn’t want to be like Stella? Everyone wants to be her, the dream girl every woman wants to be. The Summers” princess wouldn’t
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“LOL, is that all Davina has? She’s just pretty, and that’s it? You guys are so shallow.”
“Out of all these rich girls, Stella’s the only one who’s totally fake, so low.”
“Like Davina would say, ‘Cut the crap!“.
“Remember when Stella’s fans spread all that gossip? Why don’t they come out and defend her now?”
“I heard Stella got questioned by the police. It might be connected to what happened when the Palmers stirred things up with Barlow Group
The rumor about Stella not being a Summer by birth might be true. Is she really connected to the Palmers?”
The negative comments spread quickly but were reported by many of Stella’s fans.
Stella had spent years carefully building her image, so she had a substantial online following.
Even if she lost some fans now, she still had a loyal
Her popularity was comparable to any top–tier celebrity.
But now, with the Barlow Group behind Davina, the fans were reluctant to trash–talk her as they had before.
When Stella was called in by the police, she wasn’t detained; instead, she was fined and warned, thanks to the Summers intervention
The Palmers, terrified of getting into legal trouble themselves, spilled everything
The Summers soon learned Stella had secretly been working with the Palmers to stir up trouble with the Barlow Group
Thomas and Kate were furious. They tore into Stella after learning the truth.
This entire incident was humiliating.
They didn’t know how to face anyone in their social circle if it got out.
But what made them angrier than anything was that Stella had secretly met with the Palmiers, people they deeply distrusted
When the four Summer brothers saw the Palmers again, they all frowned in
The family had crossed the line too many times in the past to be forgiven.
(the rid, Stella broke down in tears, full of guili
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Chapter 97 The Price of Popularity
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powerful Barlows instead of staying loyal to the Summers.
She said she was trying to protect the family and was worried that if Davina hid something or manipulated the situation, it
go could eventually backfe on them. She encouraged her adoptive parents to speak a little truth
Her words hit home Everything she said cur night into the Summers most profound insecurities
Unsurprisingly. Thomas and Kate forgave her. They were more focused on how the Palmers had misled her and couldn’t help but feel sorry for her
The brothers acted fast with Stella’s upcoming appearance on a reality show
They shut down the story before it spread and launched a full–scale PR cleanup to smooth over her past controversies.
But while things looked fine on the surface, cracks had begun to form beneath.
Kate, in particular, couldn’t shake her unease. Seeing Stella standing alongside the Palmers had left a bitter taste in her mouth
Lately, she’d heard whispers from their social circles, and the online rumors about how much Stella resembled the Palmers were getung harder to ignore.
Now, whenever she looked at Stella, she couldn’t help but feel a growing sense of discomfort.
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