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Adam and Zoe spent the entire night trying to figure it out, but they couldn’t make sense of how the tide had turned so dramatically against them.
The next morning, they emerged with massive dark circles under their eyes, forcing bright smiles as they invited the other contes-
tants to go out with them. All six of us remained firmly planted on the sofas.
Adam was baffled. “Aren’t you guys coming?”
Chapter 2
10.30
Adam was baffled. “Aren’t you guys coming?”
“Nah, we’re good. You two go ahead,” Kiki said, shaking her head. Her eyes were sparkling as she looked at me. “Aria, are you guys going live again today? Can we join?”
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Rick chimed in, “Us too. We saw the recording yesterday, it looked like fun. Can we be a part of it?”
“Sure,” I said, basking in their eager expressions as I opened up a new livestream.
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With their participation, the audience that had previously focused all their firepower on me and Liam now had new targets.
“Kiki, did you know people say you look like a catfish?”
“As a public figure, your body is in terrible shape. Have you ever considered losing weight?”
Seeing the comments, Kiki’s eyes welled up with tears.
My brow furrowed. “She’s a singer, not a model. Why are your standards so ridiculously high? People making minimum wage worry-
ing about a millionaire’s body. How pathetic is that?”
The chat:
Next, they turned on Rick.
“What’s your response to critics calling you ‘cringey‘ for playing an 18–year–old at 35?”
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“You’re getting older, have you considered transitioning to more mature roles? You don’t really have any signature works yet.”
At first, Rick managed a strained smile, but as the comments rolled in, his face grew darker and darker. I glanced at the screen,
saw a few keywords, and fired back.
“Yeah? So what if he’s older? You think you’re never going to get old? You got a GPS installed in your ass? Know your place. If your
mouth is that idle, go lick a toilet seat.”
The chat:
” AD
The other contestants all gave me a collective thumbs–up. “Aria, thank God for that mouth of yours.”
I offered a humble smile. “All in a day’s work.”
Adam: ???
