Allie
The invitation arrived in my email inbox like a surprise from the past I wasn’t sure I wanted. Luxury Skincare Brand Launch Event – Exclusive VIP Guest. The company’s logo gleamed at the top—elegant gold lettering on crisp white. I remembered them vividly. They had dropped me weeks ago after Logan’s livestream painted me as controlling and toxic. “Brand alignment issues,” their PR team had called it in the polite but cold termination email.
Now they wanted me back. Public opinion was shifting again, thanks to the endless cycle of rumors, the foundation day photos, and Chase’s quiet support. Brands smelled opportunity in my “resilience story.” I stared at the screen, fingers hovering over the keyboard, unsure.
Mia barged into the living room with two iced coffees, plopping down bes
