"What's the name of her law firm? I want to check it out myself," read one of the comments.
Kate, playing innocent, replied, "I think it's called Owens Legal Services, over in Oak Lake. The girl’s last name is Smith, but I can't really share her first name."
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Allison was jolted awake by her phone ringing.
She used to sleep with her phone on silent, but now she kept the volume cranked up to catch any news about her sister right away.
As soon as she heard the ringtone, Allison reached under her pillow for her phone. The caller ID showed it was Joy.
A wave of disappointment washed over her. If Joy was calling, it probably wasn't about Lizzy.
"Hey, Joy, what's going on?" Allison answered, glancing at the clock. It was 7:30 in the morning.
It was Saturday, and she didn't have to work. Why was she up so early?
Her thoughts were interrupted by Joy's frantic voice: "Allison, something's happened! Someone's spreading rumors about you online!"
Allison was caught off guard.
"What?"
Joy exclaimed, "Rumors! They're saying you're a homewrecker, and it's trending! You need to check it out."
Frowning, Allison opened Twitter's trending topics. Skimming through the list, she found the sixth trending topic seemed to be about her.
#Miss Kate Claims a Third Party Involved#
Allison clicked on it.
A gossip account had posted: [Explosive news! TikTok influencer Miss Kate, with over five million followers, claims in a live stream that a lawyer is the third party in her relationship!]
Below the post was a video clip.
Allison clicked to watch, and as soon as she saw Kate, everything fell into place.
"Huh? Miss Kate isn't Mr. Reynolds' girlfriend? What about all those lovey-dovey videos she posted?"
"I heard that Miss Kate is the real homewrecker. She's the reason Mr. Reynolds and Allison broke up. Wow, some people really have no shame, flipping the script like that."
"Really? The pot calling the kettle black?"
"This is unbelievable. I've never seen anyone so boldly play the victim when they're the guilty one. Posting online to rile up her followers to harass someone else."
"Miss Kate finally got what's coming to her! Who else knows the joy of seeing someone you can't stand finally getting their due?"
"I'm just a bystander, but Miss Kate seems like a total schemer."
Meanwhile...
Joshua listened to his assistant's report, his expression darkening.
"Get in touch with TikTok and have Kate's account permanently banned!"
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