The Heart Left Behind (Cole and Yvonne) novel Chapter 273

Yvonne noticed that Xavier was in a bad mood and assumed that it was because of the endorsement.

"Don't worry. No matter what kind of endorsement it is, I'll make sure you keep it," she reassured him.

It wasn't like those people urgently needed him. As long as Xavier remained popular, she was confident that they would still want him.

When she returned to the hospital, Yvonne wasted no time starting a live stream.

She focused the camera on Xavier's injured forehead. "Thank you, everyone, for your support. Thank you for caring so much about Xavier as well. Xavier won't forget your kindness."

The camera lingered on Xavier's wound the whole time.

Xavier felt a bit uncomfortable and tried to turn his head away, but he was met with a sharp glare by Yvonne. It made him sit obediently on the hospital bed so that Yvonne could garner sympathy.

Seeing Xavier's pitiful appearance caused monetary gifts to flood the stream. The fans were heartbroken and wished they could take his place.

"How did my precious baby end up like this? Xavier, you can't have a scar before I meet you."

"How could Xavier have been beaten up like this? His staff must be unreliable. How could they just leave Xavier alone?"

"How could a celebrity be alone? Shouldn't his team constantly stick to him?"

Xavier's injury quickly started trending.

Inevitably, my and Jonas' names were also dragged into the spotlight.

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"Yvonne just doesn't know when to stop," I said.

She was just addicted to clout at this point. She would probably really like it if we just severed ties with her. That way, she could continue playing the victim.

"You're such a disgrace. Just die and stop bothering Xavier."

"Are you really so desperate for attention that you have to ride on Xavier's coattails?"

"As Xavier's father, you should at least have the decency not to embarrass him in public."

Their wild accusations started to paint me as a villain. I just found those ridiculous remarks amusing.

"These people are really getting worked up," I mused.

The repetitive nature of their comments made it hard for me not to suspect that Yvonne had used bots to attack me.

As for my relationship with Xavier, there was naturally no need to explain it to those people.

I instructed, "Release a statement that Xavier's relationship with the Joplin family is a private matter. No one has any right to interfere with it."