Chapter 65
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At the same time, the photos and videos taken outside of Howard and Alyssa had already been uploaded online. Within minutes, #Howard AttendsGalaWithAlyssa was on top of the trending list.
“I can’t believe Howard Larson showed up in a Bugatti Centodieci!”
“I knew his date was going to be Alyssa!”
“Of course! He attended ‘Celestial Voice‘ just for Alyssa. Now, he attends a charity after two years of skipping out with Alyssa by his side. It’s obvious what this means.”
“It’s all for Alyssa!”
“He’s bringing Alyssa around in public to piss Megan off, right?”
“They’re so sweet! Alyssa looks stunning tonight!”
Soon, #AlyssaBlackGothicWeddingGown began to trend.
“Oh, God, I almost forgot. Alyssa only has six months left to live. Tonight’s gown might as well be her wedding dress. A black wedding dress. I’m crying.”
“She must want to marry Howard so badly. It’s just too bad someone else is still in the way.”
“I wish Megan would just step aside already! Alyssa fainted last night because of her busy schedule, but even so, she still showed up to raise awareness for sick children and do her part. Megan could never measure up to that.”
Praises for Alyssa grew louder and louder online, earning her both sympathy and tears.
Inside the charity auction, Jimmy scrolled through the comments furiously.
“This is ridiculous! I’m telling you. We’ve never invited Alyssa! An established charity gala like ours would never invite a homewrecker! Look at what she’s spinning online. A wedding gown? It’s disgusting.
“Our theme tonight is about raising funds for critically ill children. We’re bringing attention to their struggles, but now the entire conversation is about her and Howard’s gossip,” Jimmy muttered angrily to Megan.
It was normal for people to show off their looks or stir up gossip at events like this. As long as they actually donated money in the end, nobody really cared. After all, actions spoke louder than words.
However, Alyssa’s stunt tonight was unbearable. The so–called wedding gown, and the narrative of Howard making exceptions just for her… It was as if Megan were completely out of the picture.
“I’ve never seen a homewrecker act so shamelessly!”
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Megan was touched by his outrage on her behalf, but they both knew there was nothing they could do.
Alyssa had the ultimate excuse. She only had half a year left to live. As long as that remained true, people
would forgive her anything.
Elsewhere, Howard was also on his phone. The trending hashtags told him that the situation at the gala had taken over the entire feed. He switched to his messages. There was still nothing from her.
He frowned, wondering if his phone had poor signal.
The last time he left Larson Group with Alyssa, Megan had put on an act with Selena and Shaun. Now that he had brought Alyssa to the gala, what would her reaction be?
The messages thread stayed frozen on his last text. “Grandpa isn’t doing well. He wants to see you.”
He tried refreshing the page, but there was still no message.
After a while, Howard closed the chat box. A second later, new messages began to flood in. His -connection was perfectly fine, then.
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