Chapter 6

Autumn's behind-the-scenes backer seemed to wield considerable influence, as evidenced by the comprehensive collection of videos, photos, and testimonies.

The video from our meeting at the coffee shop was crystal clear, showing Autumn and me hunched over blueprints, sketching out locations.

Our faces, which were actually half a meter apart, were deceptively captured to look like we were kissing.

Another video showed us leaving the coffee shop and heading to the hotel.

There were several photos of Stella and Caelan holding hands and embracing as they entered the hotel, along with check-in records and scenes of them flirting in the office break room.

These images still tugged at my heartstrings.

Their relationship was far more intimate than I had imagined.

Even the incident where I had saved Stella was dug up, causing public opinion to flip dramatically.

Stella was thrust into the spotlight, with Caelan becoming a social pariah by association.