Chapter 28Â
“i didnt think it would go viral this fast,” she says quietly almost to herself..Â
her lips curve just slightly a small victorious smile. “Guess karma work faster than i thought.”Â
i study her for a second the way she bites the inside of her cheek the calm that replaces her earlier storm.She doesn’t gloat.Â
She doesn’t flinch. She simply observes, taking in the fallout she set in motion like a strategist watching a plan unfold perfectly. “Lets check Ella’s page,” she says suddenly eyes narrowing with purpose. “if people are coming for Dylan, theyre definitely coming for her too.”Â
i nod tapping her name into the search bar.Ella Brooks. her profile pops up instantly blue checkmark flawless profile picture and now, a freshly posted video thats already climbing into the hundreds of thousands of views.Â
We both lean closer. Ellas face fills the screen puffy eyed but defiant.her voice shakes at first then steadies laced with venom.Â
“You all think you know what happened? You don’t. I made Dylan.verything he has his fame his money,his career its because of me. and now everyone is turning on me? Fine. You’ll see. I don’t go down quietly.”Â
Her tone swings wildly–between heartbreak and fury, love and hate.Â
Taylor watches, unblinking. “she is unraveling,” she murmurs.Â
the caption under Ella’s post reads: ‘never trust a man who smiles for the cameras but lies in the dark.‘Â
within minutes the comments flood in–half pity and half disgust. Some fans side with her, others mock her meltdown. I scroll further down, and the headlines start to shift again.Â
“Sponsors pull out of deals with Dylan Walker.”Â
“Streaming platforms reviewing upcoming collaborations.”Â
“Brand partnerships frozen until further notice.”Â
His empire his carefully curated image–is collapsing right before us.Â
Taylor’s reflection glows faintly against the phone screen beside mine, her expression steady, unreadable. No satisfaction, no pity–just quiet focus.Â
the hum of the fridge fills the silence again.somewhere outside thunder rumbles faintly in the distance, the storm not quite done. i turn to her. “You aree… really calm about this.Â
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she looks up meeting my gaze. “what did you expect? Champagne!”Â
Her tone is cool but her eyes flicker – something behind them tha isnt cold at all.Â
i shake my head. “Most people would be celebrating right now.”Â
“Celebration doesn’t fix what he did,” she replies simply. “This isn’t about revenge. It’s about truth finally catching up.” her words hang in the air–steady measured,weighted. i find myself staring not at her lips not at the curve of her shoulder but at the calm precision in her voice.Â
theres a kind of strength there that i cant fake cant buy cant charm my way into understanding.Â
she doesnt look like victory.She looks like closure. the light from my phone screen dances across her face catching the small droplets still clinging to her hair.Â
and for the first time i see her the way her little sister described not as the woman who snapped at me not as the journalist chasing headlines but as someone who stands tall in the middle of storm., unshaken…Â
i glance back at the screen- Dylan downfall playing out in real tin- then at her again.Â
“Taylor” i say quietly the words surprising even me. “youre something else.”Â
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her lips twitch not quite a smile. “i’ll take that as a compliment.”Â
“It is” i answer. for a long moment we sit there shoulder to shoulder, the glow of chaos reflecting in both our eyes.Â
Outside the rain begins again–soft steady, relentless…Â
andas the world tears Dylan apart piece by piece i cant help but feel that Taylor has already moved on–stronger,sharper, untouchable.Â
I dont say anything more. I just watch her silently admiring the way she doesnt flinch while everything burns.Â
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