My Alpha Stepbrother's Dirty Secret novel Chapter 179

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The Sugaredpen

ANNA’S POV

The scandal didn’t just stay on the internet, it followed us everywhere like a curse, and on the way to the airport, back to Newvale City, our home city for Ryan’s inauguration, it was already waiting for us. Paparazzi had been lurking around our environment since morning, and it was as if they had studied our every move, waiting for us to step out. My stomach twisted with fear the moment I noticed flashes from cameras following the car, like vultures circling their prey. it As if that wasn’t enough, the second we got close to the airport and people started recognizing us, became pure chaos. Out of nowhere, eggs started flying at the car, cracking loudly against the glass and smearing the windows with yellow and white mess that made me jolt in my seat. I could barely breathe. Ryan’s jaw was locked tight as he gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles turning white from how hard he was holding on, his eyes cold but burning with rage.

“Ryan…” I whispered, my hands shaking as another egg hit the side of the car. My body felt like it was vibrating with fear, but he didn’t answer me. He just clenched his teeth harder.

And then I saw them, crowds holding up cardboard signs as if they had been waiting for us all night, their faces twisted with anger, their mouths shouting words I never thought I’d ever hear directed at us.

“A rapist can never be the next CEO!” one sign read in big, bold letters, and I felt my entire chest cave in.

Others were worse, crueler:

“Like father, like son! Killian Wolfe raped his sister but it was buried underneath, and now his son has taken over this toxic trait!”

“We don’t want a rapist as the new CEO!”

“Take Ryan Wolfe down!”

“Rapist heir!!”

“We hate you, Ryan Wolfe!”

“You rapist, you deserve to die!”

Each line screamed from those cardboards was like a knife stabbing straight into me, and I could feel my breathing grow shallow. My body was trembling, my hands pressed to my lap as I tried not to fall apart, but the words were echoing too loud in my head, drilling into me until my chest hurt.

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