Chapter 276

Stella Johnson blinked hard, forcing back the tears that were welling up. “You’re right, Fiona. I can’t keep falling apart like this. Grace Carter just wants to see me break down, wants me and Charles Hart to start fighting and doubting each other. I’m not giving her that satisfaction.” She always had a clear head when it came to other people’s problems, but once it was about herself, she’d spiral into a mess. Classic case of ‘the onlooker sees more than the player’. Fiona had a point—if she stayed stuck in this miserable state, then Grace would win. Fiona gave her a firm pat on the shoulder, eyes lighting up. “Now that’s the Stella I know. We’ll face this together and tear Grace’s little scheme to shreds.” But before Stella’s emotions could fully settle, the internet exploded the next day—with even worse photos of Charles and Grace at the café. The new edits? Way more over-the-top than what she saw before. They looked like they were about to kiss. It was obviously Photoshopped. “Wow,