To protect everyone’s privacy, the women didn’t show their faces in the photos. They only posted shots of the outfits Lucas Smith made them wear and shared screenshots of their chats. Everything matched up with the rumors online. Before every single date, Lucas would tell them exactly how he wanted them to dress.
When the screenshots hit the internet, people lost it.
“Oh my god, what’s up with the Smith brothers? They both like the same type of girl?”
“Jordan Smith is a jerk, but Lucas Smith is just disgusting.”
“Seriously, these two are unbelievable.”
“Can someone explain what’s so amazing about Sandra Taylor? She’s such a goody two-shoes.”
“Wait, didn’t Sandra almost become his sister-in-law? Crushing on your brother’s fiancée? That’s messed up.”
“Honestly, those two deserve each other. One’s a player, the other’s wild. Perfect match, if you ask me.”
The comments brought everyone back to the engagement party and Sandra Taylor’s scandalous photos. Nobody had forgotten.
“Honestly, they should just stick together and stop ruining other people’s lives. Who knows what they’re carrying around.”
“Look at them. Three people, not a single decent one in the bunch.”
The story exploded online, spreading faster than anyone could keep up. The Smith family tried everything to make it go away, but it was like someone was working behind the scenes. No matter what they did, the news kept coming back, showing up everywhere.
After a few hours of fighting it, the Smiths realized things were serious. They started pulling strings to control the damage, even making plans to send Lucas overseas until things settled down.
But in Harrisburg, nobody was willing to help. Before the Smiths could do anything, the police showed up and took Lucas away. The scandal was so big that the Smith Group’s stock price started tanking immediately.
The next morning, the stock crashed, just like everyone expected.


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