“Liora, did you see this news?”

Her manager, Raline, placed a tablet on the vanity with a bright expression.

Liora turned while adjusting the gown she had just put on for the photoshoot. “What is it this time?”

Raline chuckled. “The media’s gone mad. Every headline puts your name side by side with Arga and Vania. Your popularity is skyrocketing. Job offers? They haven’t stopped pouring in.”

Liora gave a faint smile, but it was hollow. Her eyes lingered on the tablet screen—a photo of Vania with a tense face, framed by cruel headlines.

> “Liora’s Shadow: Vania Fails to Answer Public Questions.”

“See, Liora? This is golden momentum. You...