When Family Became a Place I Couldn’t Return To novel Chapter 404

The post went viral, showing an old photo of Brody and Sheila, young and smiling, side by side with a recent shot of Nelly looking worn out as she picked up her daughter from school, her figure alone in the frame. Just the news of the mysterious Watson heiress would have been enough to set off a media storm. But with a scandalous love story thrown in, the internet exploded.

It wasn’t long before all kinds of rumors started piling up in the comments. Articles popped up accusing Nelly of clinging to a loveless marriage for years, saying she had no dignity, trying everything to hold on, even using her daughter to tie Brody to her. The public didn’t hold back. They mocked her for being an heiress who lost herself for love, wasting every bit of privilege she had.

Before this, everyone thought Ms. Watson was all business, just like her father. She was the mysterious heiress who came back to the family to run things, the one with style and confidence who stayed out of the spotlight. People thought the Watsons hid her identity because she was so private and self-aware.

No one expected that image to fall apart overnight. Suddenly, she was labeled a homewrecker, a rival, a mistress, each tag worse than the last. People couldn’t believe she’d stay in a broken marriage, knowing her husband loved someone else. Online, they held her up as everything a modern woman shouldn’t be. How could she ever deserve to be a Watson?

It didn’t take long for Never, the brand Nelly built from scratch, to get dragged into the mess. The company’s reputation crashed along with hers.

Nelly didn’t linger on the headlines. She closed her laptop, took a breath, and dialed the PR director. “Get the trending posts taken down. Prepare a lawyer’s letter. Tell everyone at Never they’re not to speak to any media, no exceptions.”

She ended the call and walked to her closet. In the mirror, she barely recognized herself. Her face was pale, dark circles under her eyes, but her gaze was sharp, unflinching.

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