Chapter 271 Justice Will Prevail
Ludwig dropped Jean off at the Ginger family estate, then rode off on his motorcycle.
Jean made her way back to the Ginger family villa alone.
The names Jean and Asher were still trending high on Twitter-
They were being relentlessly attacked, cursed out in every way imaginable.
Jean didn’t care.
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She believed that when the truth finally came to light, all those bandwagon haters–the swarm of “locusts“– would be ashamed of their own ignorance and blind rage.
Just as she stepped back into her bedroom, her phone rang.
She pulled it out and glanced at the screen-
It was a call from Sofia.
Her expression calm, Jean answered.
“Jean, I’m so pissed I could scream!” Sofia’s voice exploded through the phone before Jean could even greet
her.
“Twitter’s getting worse by the hour. They’ve started going after you and Asher personally. The insults are disgusting.” Sofia’s voice was shaking with fury. “You really shouldn’t be reading Twitter right now.”
Jean gave a light hum of agreement, smiling slightly. “The trial’s about to start–I don’t have time to care about that stuff.”
At the mention of the trial, Sofia suddenly went quiet. After a long sigh, she said slowly, “The trial… what are we gonna do? I know we have Ms. Jolene, but that Thomas guy isn’t easy to deal with either. And right now, the evidence isn’t exactly in our favor…”
Her voice was heavy with worry. “I’m scared. I’m scared Asher’s going to end up as the scapegoat for all those rich kids…”
Jean pressed her lips together, then couldn’t help but comfort her. “Don’t overthink it. Things aren’t as bad as you’re imagining.”
“But they’re not exactly good either, are they?” Sofia instinctively shot back.
Jean didn’t respond.
On that point, she wasn’t ready to say too much.
“Either way, don’t let it stress you out too much,” she said smoothly, changing the subject, becoming more relaxed.
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Sofia pouted. “I get it.”
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Chapter 271 Justice Will Prevail
Jean was being torn apart online, and of course Sienna and Dominic had seen it.
In light of everything, they once again offered their support.
But Jean turned them down, again.
She didn’t want anyone from the Ginger family involved in this case-
With Jolene and Ludwig, both members of the Abyssal Choir, on her side, she already had enough.
Even Easton gave her a call-
He had just wrapped filming and called Jean the second he had cell signal.
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“If all that crap online’s getting to you, want me to help out?” Easton sounded like he was smiling, his voice bright and crisp. “I can shut them up for good.”
Jean twitched the corner of her mouth.
By “shut them up,” did he mean a full sweep–cover their mouths, delete comments, and mass–ban
accounts?
Classic industry veteran. He clearly had plenty of experience with this kind of thing.
But-
“Thanks, but I don’t need it.” Jean declined without hesitation. Her voice was sweet and cheerful–firm, but inoffensive. “That kind of thing just makes people push back even harder.”
The more you try to silence them, the more convinced they’ll be that you’re guilty. They’ll just double down on the hate.
It wasn’t worth it.
Revealing the truth–that was the best counterattack.
“You’re not wrong.” Easton seemed to agree with her logic and gave a thoughtful response.
After politely turning down every offer of help from the Ginger family, Jean and Jolene moved into the final stage of preparation.
And finally, ten days later-
Asher’s trial opened under the scrutiny of the entire public.
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