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Chapter 83 - CHAPTER 83

Chapter 83: The Cost of Being Seen

Morning came too fast.

Scarlett had barely slept. The city had gone quiet sometime before dawn, but her mind had not. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the photo again. The angle. The closeness. The truth it exposed without permission.

By the time sunlight filtered through the sheer curtains, she was already awake, sitting on the edge of the bed with her phone in her hand.

Notifications flooded the screen.

Mentions. Tags. Articles. Speculation.

Her name was trending. She opened one post.

"Julian Caldwell and Scarlett Whitmore. Cousins? Think again."

Another.

"Power couple or hidden scandal?"

And then the comments.They were worse.

"Called it. No way they were just family."

"She got everything because of him."

"Another industry setup. Nothing real about her."

Scarlett locked her phone. Her chest tightened, but no tears came. She was past that.

A knock came at the door. Before she could respond, it opened.

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