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“I went back and checked the voting data from two years ago. I noticed Liam’s vote count completely froze on finale night. I used my own tools to reconstruct the data, and holy crap… he should have finished with 500,000 more votes than the guy who got first
place.”
“So Aria wasn’t lying. The show actually cheated Liam out of half a million votes? Oh my god, can grassroots support really be that powerful?”
“This actually rings a bell. When that show first aired, I think I threw a few votes Liam’s way just because he was so damn handso-
- me. I didn’t really watch the show much and stopped paying attention after it ended.”
“Same here! I saw Liam once and thought he was on a completely different level of handsome from the other contestants. But I’m
in my late twenties, I don’t really hang out on social media forums. I had no idea people were hating on him this much.”
“Huh? Why are they hating on him? He seems so polite and humble on The Family Project.”
“Shit, I just watched a clip from the show. Is that Zoe Vance’s mouth a literal sewer? My God. I’m one of the people who bought countless sodas with voting codes to get Liam that spot, and she dares say he stole it?”
“Aria’s clapback was so satisfying. I’m so glad someone put them in their place. They think just because we’re not chronically onli-
ne, they can bully the kid we voted for? Hell no!”
“Damn it, I’m getting back into celebrity drama. Let’s see who dares to bully Liam now.”
“Aria is so protective! I need a sister like that in my life. I love her.”
“Thank God Liam has her. My poor baby would have been eaten alive otherwise.”
“Let’s go! Time to watch The Family Project. If anyone says another bad word about them, I’m coming for them.”
“Count me in.”
“Me too!”
Liam and I had no idea that our little livestream had caused a massive wave of people who never watch reality TV to flood the
show’s official broadcast.
And the most talked–about topic of the day? The two siblings who hadn’t even left the lodge.
When Adam and Zoe returned that evening, giddy with anticipation to see how much love and support they’d gained, they were
met with a stunning reality check.
What the hell was going on with the trending topics?
What the hell was going on with the live–stream comments?
Weren’t they the poor, innocent victims?
Why were so many people suddenly tearing them to shreds?!
