Chapter 240

Below the post was a neat nine-grid collage: all snapshots from last night’s G Nation University Gala. First eight were various angles of Liam Sloane falling on Max Winters — yeah, that kind of “accidental” fall that ends up way too close for comfort. The last one? A perfectly timed GIF. Right before Liam was about to take a serious spill, Max caught him by the wrist — just in time. Frame froze right at that epic moment. No follow-up. No resolution. Just a cliffhanger-in-a-GIF. Everything was super high-res, as usual. Max’s face was pixelated out in every frame, just adding to the mystery. No surprise — SS Global Media’s official account blew up. Comment section was chaos. "Okay but like — what happened after the hand grab? Hug? Kiss? Combo move?” “This GIF is killing my OCD. Did they kiss or not? I need closure.” “Did the Sloane guy and that mystery dude actually kiss or are y’all baiting us again?” “Wait wait... is Mystery Man the CEO of G&K Corp?! Is he?!” “No doubt. He totally give