Swapping a Broken Heart for a New Start novel Chapter 1024

To protect everyone’s privacy, the women didn’t show their faces in the photos. They only posted shots of the outfits Lucas Smith made them wear and shared screenshots of their chats. Everything matched up with the rumors online. Before every single date, Lucas would tell them exactly how he wanted them to dress.

When the screenshots hit the internet, people lost it.

“Oh my god, what’s up with the Smith brothers? They both like the same type of girl?”

“Jordan Smith is a jerk, but Lucas Smith is just disgusting.”

“Seriously, these two are unbelievable.”

“Can someone explain what’s so amazing about Sandra Taylor? She’s such a goody two-shoes.”

“Wait, didn’t Sandra almost become his sister-in-law? Crushing on your brother’s fiancée? That’s messed up.”

“Honestly, those two deserve each other. One’s a player, the other’s wild. Perfect match, if you ask me.”

The comments brought everyone back to the engagement party and Sandra Taylor’s scandalous photos. Nobody had forgotten.

“Honestly, they should just stick together and stop ruining other people’s lives. Who knows what they’re carrying around.”

“Look at them. Three people, not a single decent one in the bunch.”

The story exploded online, spreading faster than anyone could keep up. The Smith family tried everything to make it go away, but it was like someone was working behind the scenes. No matter what they did, the news kept coming back, showing up everywhere.

After a few hours of fighting it, the Smiths realized things were serious. They started pulling strings to control the damage, even making plans to send Lucas overseas until things settled down.

But in Harrisburg, nobody was willing to help. Before the Smiths could do anything, the police showed up and took Lucas away. The scandal was so big that the Smith Group’s stock price started tanking immediately.

The next morning, the stock crashed, just like everyone expected.

“Jordan, you have to help the Jones family. Your grandfather’s old, please, get them to let him go…”

All she cared about was her father’s safety, not the seriousness of the situation.

Jordan frowned. “I’ll handle the Jones family. For now, just stay home. Don’t go out, don’t get involved online. Dad and I will take care of it.” He didn’t want his mom making things worse.

After hanging up, he called his father, Mason Smith. Mason sounded tired. “I didn’t think the charges would be this bad. It’s not going to be easy getting your grandfather out.”

Jordan’s voice was firm. “I don’t think you should get involved right now. We need to cut ties with the Jones family, at least for the moment. If the Smith Group tries to protect them, we’ll get caught up in the mess too.”

Mason hesitated. “But your mother… she’ll lose it if we do that.”

Jordan’s tone was sharp. “Let her. That’s better than the Smith Group going down with them. Do you really want to see our family end up like the Joneses, completely wiped out?”