Chapter 105

Back then, Maria would’ve just said no without even thinking—who wants to give up their privacy just for a bit of money? But now, she was genuinely scared the internet would dig up her identity. So she figured it’d be smarter to take the initiative, stay active online, and keep people from getting too curious about her. Her popularity had already started to mess with her everyday life. People had tracked down her place at Blooming Vista from the photos she posted, and ever since, paparazzi were camping outside both her apartment and the office. It wasn’t just annoying for her, even the staff at Bennett Corp were getting dragged into this mess. After really thinking it through, she decided to go public. The next day, she told James about it. James looked a little surprised at first, but after giving it some thought, he figured—as long as it wasn’t something dangerous—she should go for it if she wanted to. Maybe this could be his way of doing something for her, something he owed her. See