“That’s pretty much the whole story.”
The airport manager wrapped up his shaky explanation, worry written all over his face. “Anthony, should we call the police?”
“The police?”
Pam’s eyelids fluttered hard when she heard that, her voice full of anxiety. “Wouldn’t that just make the kidnappers angrier?”
If it was money they wanted, just pay them, she thought.
“Calling the police won’t help.”
Charlotte’s voice was cool and sharp, slicing through the tension before Pam could say anything else.
Won’t help?
Everyone turned to look at Charlotte.
She stood with her hands in her pockets, chin tilted up, eyes glittering with icy determination. “Check the news.”
The news?
Pam fumbled for her phone, her fingers trembling as she opened Twitter.
[Emily Missing] was sitting at the very top of the trending list, the post exploding with likes and retweets by the second.
Someone had described the scene in vivid detail, with photos of Kenneth racing back into the airport and airport staff searching everywhere.
The moment it hit, outrage swept across the internet.
People started speculating wildly about Emily’s disappearance.
Within minutes, a wave of nasty rumors and organized slander flooded the feeds.
[My cousin works at the airport. I heard Emily was a mistress. The wife found out and sent people to teach her a lesson.]
[Here’s what I heard: Emily slept her way to the top, got the resources she wanted, then set her sights on Kenneth. The big shot she used dumped her, paid someone to take her out.]
[Literally no connections, no background, yet suddenly Apex Mediaworks’ biggest female star? No way did she get all that without some sneaky tricks.]
[If Emily got caught by the wife, she had it coming.]
[Emily’s not that kind of person.]
Her fans jumped in to defend her.
[Oh yeah? Then explain how she scored the lead role in ‘Storm’ and landed the global ambassador deal with Jeva?]
[What goes around comes around. Karma finally got her!]
Within just a few minutes, Emily’s name was dragged through the dirt.
Homewrecker…
Cheater…

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