Not long after, Charlotte called—said the lawyer’s letter was ready. As soon as Ava’s clarification video dropped, the letter would follow. She told Maria to project a fierce and pissed-off tone in her video. Cursing was totally acceptable.
Everything was in place when Maria suddenly got dragged into a new group chat with Timothy, Charlotte, James, Cody, attorney Joseph Garcia, and a few other names she didn’t recognize—probably all part of the crisis control team.
At this point, it was a make-or-break moment. Maria and Grace were completely focused, staring at the computer without blinking.
Soon, the official account of the Bennett Corporation posted Ava’s face-blocked video. In it, Ava wore the same dress from that day and clearly laid out everything that happened. She showed
