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Marina’s gaze remained steady as she calmly set down her glass, “Just keep at it and stick to your brand. With your looks. I bet you’ll be a star streamer.”
After Lavern personally forced Shawna to get rid of their baby, he kept up his fake act for a while, acting all concerned in front of her. But once Shawna found out about Lavern and Yara, she was completely crushed. She realized she’d just been Yara’s cover all along.
As soon as Shawna found out about Lavern and Yara, Lavern kicked her out of the apartment. She was still feeling frail and worn out from the abortion.
She’d had a little money left, but a few months ago, Carrie showed up with a lawyer, demanding she pay back all the money Lavern had transferred to her. The lawyer even came with Lavern’s signed authorization in hand.
But Shawna had already spent most of what Lavern gave her. Meanwhile, Carrie didn’t care at all about Shawna’s condition after the abortion. She forced her to return everything, even dragged her parents into it, demanding they pay too. The whole thing left Shawna unable to show her face in her hometown anymore.
Under Carrie’s relentless pressure, Shawna’s parents finally paid back tens of thousands of dollars on her behalf. That was their entire life savings. They trashed Shawna’s reputation so badly that for a while, she couldn’t land a single job.
When Shawna was on the verge of ending it all, Marina’s lawyer reached out to her. They even gave her some money to help her get back on her feet.
Shawna never imagined that, in the end, it would be her former enemy who saved her. At that moment, she stood unwaveringly with Marina. She was determined to wait where she could drag Lavern and Carrie down for good.
“Ms. Finley, don’t worry. I’ve got this. I won’t let you down,” Shawna said, her voice steady.
Marina gave a quiet “mm” and hung up. As she put her phone away, Daron walked in from outside.
Marina looked up and met his gaze at the doorway. Daron had been worried Marina might not be able to handle all the online backlash and hate, so he left everything to Garret and came home to stay by her side.
But to his surprise, Marina seemed completely unfazed. She sat on the couch, cool and collected, chatting on the phone as if nothing could shake her.
Daron walked over and pulled Marina into his arms, his voice gentle, “I’ve already got people handling it. It’ll all be over soon.”
Marina’s lips curled into a subtle smile as she spoke softly, “To be honest, I’d rather this didn’t wrap up so quickly. Let Garret stand down for now.”
Daron was momentarily taken aback, his gaze lingering on Marina’s face. The way she smiled told him she was already plotting something, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit more at ease. “What kind of scheme are you cooking up now?” he teased.
Marina’s lips curled into a smile as she spoke, “I’m planning to use all this hype to give my sister’s live streaming platform a major boost,” she said.
“I believe this platform, which is mainly aimed at women, is going to blow up thanks to all this drama.”
Most of the creators there were beauty and fashion influencers. The whole thing is built for a female audience. But Marina was ready to use all the buzz to put Live4U in front of as many women as possible. The more hype this drama stirs up, the
more traffic Live4U can ride in on.
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Marina was determined to let Zamora Group and whoever was pulling the strings behind the scenes do all the heavy lifting. just so her platform could scoop up all the rewards.
Daron listened to Marina’s plan and couldn’t help but look at her with genuine admiration. “That’s a great idea.”
Marina smiled at Daron and said softly, “So, I need you to help me change our strategy. Let’s move the heat from the current platform over to Live4U.”
Daron was more than capable of pulling this off. Once people got silenced on one platform, they’d flock to another to keep the conversation alive.
At that moment, all those people wanted was for the drama to blow up as fast as possible. They never imagined Marina would use herself as bait, setting the hook and waiting for them to bite.
Daron did exactly as Marina had planned and briefly filled Garret in on what to do. Soon, all the keywords about Marina and Lavern were censored, and tons of people couldn’t gossip about the drama anymore.
Right at that moment, Shawna dropped some old photos she’d been holding onto and hyped up a midnight livestream. By midnight, most of the gossip crowd was still wide awake, waiting for the drama to unfold.
When Shawna went live, Live4U hit its highest user activity ever. And the downloads just kept pouring in.
Carrie got her account nuked on the other platform after a flood of reports, so she jumped to Live4U and started streaming there right away.
Not a single person caught on that Live4U was actually a platform Finley Group rolled out just last year. All anyone cared about was that nobody was getting their accounts nuked or their voices shut down.
Carrie was crying her heart out on her livestream, really putting on a dramatic display. But Shawna was in tears too, fiercely lashing out at Carrie and Lavern. The whole stream was a frenzy of drama.
Live4U’s content team was burning the midnight oil, working overtime. The tech team was hustling, too, quickly enhancing key features, serving up videos and notifications users actually cared about to keep them hooked.
Within just a few days, most users had already gotten used to using Live4U. As the drama kept unfolding, more and more juicy details were dropped.
Someone finally dug up information about the man who stood behind Marina. They tried to spill the tea on Daron’s real background. But there was no sign of anyone getting silenced or banned.
On the other platform, though, just mentioning Daron’s name would get their post reported and taken down in a flash. Hence, more and more users were flocking to Live4U.
There, people were even roasting Daron, calling him the other man in the whole mess. Meanwhile, Marina, trying to spare Daron’s feelings, asked the mods to take down those comments, but Daron wouldn’t let her.
“People are just getting settled in your app. If you start randomly deleting posts now, it’ll push them away,” he explained. “If you can take all this heat, you really think I care if they call me the side guy?”
Marina felt a wave of emotion and hugged Daron tight. Daron hugged her back, his voice soft, “As long as I get to be with you, I don’t care if they call me the other man. I know when all this blows over, you’ll definitely make it worth my
while.
Marina gave a firm nod, her eyes full of determination. “When all this is over, I swear I’ll set the record straight for you.”
Daron gave her a reassuring nod. “Okay.”
Before Lavern’s case even hit the courtroom, Marina stepped up and exposed everything herself, how Lavern funneled
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money out of Ross Group and hooked up with someone else right before their big day.
Public opinion flipped overnight, blowing the whole thing up online and sending the drama to its absolute peak. By the time Jasper and the mastermind behind the scenes realized they needed to take down Marina’s posts, it was already way too late. Everything was totally out of their control. Live4U belonged to the Finley Group, and there was no way they could interfere with it.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
