Hunter saw his phone screen cracked badly and thought, ‘My… phone… Okay.’ What
mattered the most now was not his phone but Sage.
In those photos, Sage was locked in a metal cage. She was bruised, dirty, and had chains around her
wrists and ankles and a collar around her neck.
Hunter had never seen Sage like that, not to mention Finn, who grew up with her.
However, Finn soon realized when those photos were taken. It was photos of the fourteen years old
Sage when she was kidnapped.
Finn knew Sage had been kidnapped. When she was rescued, she returned full of injuries. No one
knew what she had been through. After that, she had to see a psychiatrist for four years before
returning to her normal self.
Sage sat in her chair motionlessly. She clenched her fists so tight that her nails were digging deep into
her flesh. Her eyes were red and burning with hatred. Finn and Hunter looked at her worriedly. Both of
them dared not to make a squeak. Suddenly, the phone rang and broke the dead silence.
It was Luther who called.
Sage’s chest heaved as she stared at the phone that rang. After a while, she reached out to answer it.
When Sage answered the phone, Hunter saw the red lines on her palms and shuddered.
The call connected. Luther hastily said on the other end, “Sage, the photos of you when you were
kidnapped have been posted on the Internet. I’m deleting them now!”
As he spoke to Sage, he was busy typing on his keyboard.
Unfortunately, his efforts were futile. Sage was much more popular than before. As one of the most
important ladies in high society, the scandalous photos of her quickly went viral and became the top
search. It was useless to delete them forcibly.
The volume of work was too much. Almost the whole internet was sharing this group of photos. It went
viral across Twidder, forums, and many social media platforms.
The Norah Group and Yuriel Group’s official Twidder accounts were affected too. The netizens’
comments were drowning the accounts. The company’s hotlines were ringing like crazy too. Luther
cursed angrily, “Sh*t! If I catch the guy behind this, I’ll kill him!” The situation was worse than expected.
It was a difficult situation to solve.
Sage’s photos were not only posted on the Internet. It was also published in the major newspapers’
headlines. The newspaper companies quickly replaced the original version of the newspaper in transit
with the version with Sage’s photos.
On this day, Sage’s photos were published in every newspaper in Salem City and Nadeem City.
It was spread all over the city.
The reporters and spectators who wanted to see Sage crowded the entrance to the Norah Group
building. Everyone wanted to know what was going on. Meanwhile, there was a lot of backlash on the
Internet. (Why would Miss Sage take these photos? Is she a part of that community?] [Definitely, yes.
She’s Miss Sage. Can anyone force her to do it if not voluntarily?] [I’m really shocked! That explains
her amazing acting in The Double Life of Veronique. It turns out that she’s acting herself. Is this a
movie based on reality?] [Rich people really know how to play. I can only say… I can’t understand their
happiness.]
Many different opinions flooded the internet in a frenzy.
The Norah Group’s official account soon issued a statement regarding the photos, They had made a
police report. The photos online would be deleted one by one. Anyone who maliciously reposted them
or publicized them would be treated as an accomplice to the crime.
The Yuriel Group quickly shared the Norah Group’s statement and firmly defended Sage’s privacy and
reputation.
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