The Heiress They Couldn't Break (Amelia) novel Chapter 195

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She used to believe she could stay at the top of the entertainment world, hiding behind deception and a polished image. But now, everything had collapsed. She sat alone in the dark, staring at the endless stream of negative news online–overwhelmed with anger, fear, and a deep sense of helplessness.

What made her lose control the most was watching her follower count drop nonstop. Each day, more fans left her, and she was on the verge of breaking down.

By this point, Gianna’s career was essentially over. Even the film she starred in was suffering because of her scandal.

People had long criticized her acting as exaggerated, and the movie’s storyline had been butchered by editing. Fans of the original novel were furious, relentlessly attacking her online. She could hardly catch her breath under the growing pressure.

When your luck runs out, everyone wants to take a shot at you. The director was the first to come forward to protect himself.

“I was forced to alter the script because of Mr. Nygard and Ms. Gianna. Those changes weren’t my choice.”

“Yeah, we tried to resist, but you can’t go up against people with that kind of money!”

Even the screenwriter and assistant director scrambled to defend themselves, desperate to avoid being blamed by angry fans.

Gianna and her brothers at Nygard Group were furious. That damned director and the writing team! How could they turn on them at a time like this?

They were livid, but they had no time to retaliate.

Because after those statements came out, everything spiraled further out of control.

Brands that had planned collaborations with her began cutting ties one after another.

Major fashion magazines replaced her covers and features overnight, treating her like she was toxic.

Even her so–called friends in the industry started posting vague messages online, hinting they’d already distanced themselves.

In a flash, Gianna’s standing in showbiz completely collapsed. She went from being the industry’s golden girl to everyone’s target of ridicule.

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What truly pushed Gianna and the Nygard family to their breaking point was that the Nygard Group itself got dragged into the chaos. Their stock prices were plummeting fast.

The shareholders had never liked the siblings much, and now they were openly demanding their heads.

At the Nygard residence.

“Who on earth dared to leak that we used Selena as a ghost singer back then?” Marcelo shouted, nearly losing his mind.

“It must’ve been Gianna’s manager, Lina. She’s disappeared. There were no calls or messages. She vanished!” Maxwell was furious and full of regret. If he’d known she’d betray them, he would’ve had leverage to keep her in line.

That way, she wouldn’t have dared to betray them so easily!

He blamed it on his inexperience from a few years ago.

He even started regretting listening to Gianna about hiring a stand–in singer in the first place.

“What do we do now? Do you have any plan at all?” Maxwell’s frustration was written all over his face.

The movie flopping was one thing. They could always throw more money at a new project for Gianna.

He believed that with enough investment, they could rebuild her career.

But before they could even come up with a strategy, disaster after disaster kept piling on.

The movie flopped, critics slammed her performance, and now she was being branded as a homewrecker.

That alone was bad enough, but the ghost singing scandal had blown everything sky–high.

This was the real catastrophe.

When they first used a stand–in singer, they never expected it to work so flawlessly. Selena’s talent had been extraordinary.

The brothers had always worried that as Gianna’s fame grew, someone would discover her secret and destroy the company’s reputation.

So when Gianna hit her peak, they made her retire from music, using the excuse of a vocal injury.

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Gianna had hated the decision. After all, who would want to quit when they were on top? But she eventually gave in to Raymond and the others.

They’d actually intended to launch Selena as their next star since she was the real musical genius.

But Gianna refused to allow it. She cried and argued, saying that once Selena got attention, people would uncover the truth about the ghost–singing.

They realized she wasn’t wrong. And since forcing her into acting was already a heavy blow, they decided to keep Selena behind the scenes, writing songs for others.

It had seemed like a flawless plan. Maxwell and his brothers thought nothing could ever go

wrong.

They never imagined the whole scheme would crumble because of Lina’s betrayal.

Who knows what kind of deal Amelia offered her for Lina to throw away a successful career as a top manager?

“First thing we do is blacklist Lina. I want her erased from this industry. She needs to learn what happens when you cross Nygard Group!”

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