My Great Escape Led Me to You novel Chapter 307

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“Am I really the only one who remembers that there was another girl involved—one who had a thing for Andrew Lane? Is it just me who recalls how she tried to come between Andrew and Isabella Austin, only to get completely shut down in the end?”

“Not just you. We all remember it. Honestly, I was worried Andrew might not stay loyal, that he’d end up hurting Isabella. But clearly, he only has eyes for her. It’s just that someone else made a total fool of herself—must sting, huh?”

“We all know who you’re talking about. Emily Blair tried to steal Isabella’s boyfriend, and now she’s snatched her trophy, too. Hasn’t anyone taught Emily Blair any manners?”

Ever since Andrew Lane’s official statement dropped, the whole situation reached a fever pitch—one even the entertainment world rarely sees. Social media was on fire. Comment threads exploded with passionate debates, people dissecting every detail.

Within half an hour, the Starlight Piano Competition’s page was flooded with angry, spiteful comments from random users. Even the voices of Isabella Austin’s fans were drowned out by the backlash.

For the first time ever, the Starlight Piano Competition found its reputation under siege. Its credibility and fairness were suddenly in doubt.

Emily Blair felt a flush of guilt, late as it was. From the very beginning, neither the competition nor Isabella Austin had done anything to wrong her. Yet now both were forced to bear a storm of criticism and abuse that they didn’t deserve.

Some of the nastier comments online got under Emily’s skin, but only a little. Still, she hated seeing the Starlight Piano Competition dragged through the mud because of her.

After all, this entire mess had started with her, and now the competition was paying the price. Arianna George and the other judges had never blamed her—not once. In fact, Arianna had told her to stay off the internet and assured her that the committee would handle everything.

But with the competition under attack, Arianna George, as the head judge, would inevitably be held responsible. The uproar was so intense, there was no way upper management wouldn’t step in—and the consequences would be severe.