The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 2811

"Yeah, who would've thought we'd get paparazzied... How could it possibly have anything to do with us? Dahlia's still bawling her eyes out over here. Maybe you should try cheering her up? I know, right? She comes back home all accomplished, and the comment section just tears her to shreds. Oh, I see. But pulling the story now might look worse, you know? Those internet trolls will be convinced it's Dahlia's own publicity stunt, and that could hurt her fan base in the long run. Mr. Harris, what if we just let the story sit for a bit? People online have the attention span of a goldfish. Once some new gossip hits the fan, they'll forget all about that photo of you two.”

Sienna was painting Dahlia as the victim on the phone. Dahlia was quite pleased with the spin she was putting on things.

"That could work, but Mr. Harris, I'm still hoping you will think of Dahlia's reputation. She's just come back, her career's really taking off, and we can't afford a hit to her image."

Dahlia was clueless about the phone call until Sienna hung up, then she was all over her asking, "What did he say?"

"Mr. Harris said to leave it be - he'll handle it. You don't think Mr. Harris will figure out we're the ones behind the whole pap thing, do you?”

Dahlia bit her lip, worried Nolan might catch on, but she was pretty confident, saying, "I've already paid that paparazzo a hefty sum, with another half a mil to come once it's all over. That should cover his earnings for the year, right? He won't spill so soon, especially after the sob story you just sold. If he's still hung up on our past dealings, he won't suspect me. Relax, will you? I need some space to breathe."

Sienna had made her sound like a damsel in distress, but those online critics were still looking down their noses at her.

Just thinking about it got Dahlia fired up. What did those nobodies know?

They had no appreciation for art. How dare they say she wasn't the top up-and-coming dancer in the country?

Those other dancers they were hyping in the comments? She wouldn't even give them the time of day. Back when they were all competing, those armchair critics didn't know the first thing about talent.