our: Dama

eeping when his bedr

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med through the tall windows of his room. His phone vibrated vi

ttered, pushing

loose, face pale but sharp with anger. She was

" she said. "And

ng his face. "What ar

snapped. "She posted

ngers clumsy as he unlocked it. Notifications flooded the s

SAVAGE

SON ACCUSED

AIMS REJECTION

s he recognized. Voice notes. Screenshots of conversations from w

ion sat bold

ly LEGACY wasn't hiring any

ands

s on fire. TikTok's worse. Half the internet thinks you rui

e screen, throat dr

couldn't take rejection," Wendy

phone drop

he said quietly.

t in. "This is bad. Mum an

ought, footsteps echoed

"They're going to kill

closing his eyes. He drew in a slow brea

wrong," he said, more

"Try telling th

*

Savage household

e his plate. Courtney sat opposite him, posture composed but eyes hard. Wendy picked angrily at her

said slowly, "the position

odded. "

e. "You are not just a footballer. Y

Xander sai

sharper than anger in her gaze. "You

should have been clea

Sorry won't fix

. "Why did you ask me to give

ented. And because I didn't want what h

ce fo

rshly. "Look whe

her because she wasn't fit. She lacked etiquette,

," Greg added

destroy us," Wendy said.

plate. "I'm sorry," he s

nt. "This is why we have PR," she sa

d. "I un

only slightly. "This

sed. But even as he said

*

forcing a smile as her client la

he woman said, stand

set the camera down and reached for her p

TEMENT FROM

mbled as she op

alse. I have never met or spoken to Freya Woods pers

scrolled. She glared a

's l

t cha

o bring h

ting be

an to shake u

pered. She locked her phone, swa

*

ght filtered through tall windows, dust motes floating in the air. She walked bet

re

rned s

die pulled low, hands raised

doing here?"

talk to you

she shot back. "And

not to hire you," he s

y. "Then what about

he replied. "I woke up to it

let them ca

shouldn't have posted ou

ed. "You made

k corrupt," he said.

She pulled out her pho

yes widene

lling his hoodie over his face and turni

Freya said loudly into her phon

r

hased him, breath burning, phone held high. Comments flooded t

uted. "Why are you runn

n he was gone. Freya stopped abruptly, chest heaving, spi