The Age of Disapproval

Digging for Dirt

Mrs. Perkins, armed with her self-appointed moral authority and the tacit support of Colton's parents, initiated a smear campaign. She bypassed social media and went straight to the old-fashioned, small-town way: phone calls, coffee meetings, and veiled threats. She started calling Eleanor’s previous employer and even tracked down a distant cousin through online public records.

The goal was simple: find something—anything—in Eleanor’s past that would confirm the community’s worst suspicions. They looked for old debts, questionable employment, or a history of relationships with younger men. They needed evidence to paint her not just as inappropriate, but as a genuine threat. So they kept on trying to find anything and everything they possibly could about Eleanor. They wanted her to stay away from Colton. They think that she's a threat and she's too old for Colton. And they wanted her to stay away from him. They had to do something immediately before things got out of hand. But they really couldn't find anything about Eleanor at all. but they kept on searching and looking for anything they could possibly find they wasn't going to give up. they couldn't give up just yet. They just couldn't. So they kept on searching.