Mrs. Lockwood had grabbed the phone with the intention of deleting the post, but the photo was so good that she couldn't bring herself to do it.
So, she handed the phone back to Natalie to let her decide what to do.
Just then, Natalie glanced at the time on her phone and realized she was running late.
She didn’t even have a moment to look at the post before quickly putting the phone back in her pocket.
“We have to go. I’m going to be late.”
Natalie was in a rush. At that moment, she didn’t care about any post or photo; her only concern was getting to the institute on time. She had no idea that her one social media post was about to make three men lose their minds.
***
At home, Darren saw that Natalie’s feed had been updated and wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him.
Natalie never posted anything. What could have happened that was so exciting she felt the need to share it?
Curious, Darren clicked on it.
It was a photo of Natalie with Nicholas Fairchild, heir to the Fairchild family. The caption read… *Starting today, it's a new beginning!*
A new beginning! How wonderful!
At first glance, he was angry enough to have a stroke. On closer inspection, he was angry enough to spontaneously combust.
In the photo, Natalie had an innocent and dazed expression, but she was wearing a revealing outfit that showed off her figure.
She never used to wear clothes like that. Now she had been corrupted!
***
Patrick, who had been eagerly awaiting Natalie’s arrival, suddenly saw her feed update.
He anxiously tapped on it. When he saw the photo of Natalie and Nicholas, he froze, the phone still in his hand.
He was motionless, but his mind was a raging sea. Was he seeing things? Was this some AI deepfake? Was she being held hostage?
In those few seconds, Patrick considered a hundred thousand possibilities. His world was collapsing.
Would she even come anymore?
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