Chapter 173

Morning light streamed through Evelyn's penthouse windows as she prepared for work.

With Kingsley Tech's project running smoothly, she turned her attention to a new real estate venture.

Checking social media, she found netizens divided between shipping her with Lucas Sterling or Julian Moreau.

A minority paired her with Nathan, trailing far behind.

Evelyn laughed. "At least the public knows Nathan and I don't belong together!"

Bennett hesitated. "Should we remove these posts?"

"No harm in letting them play," Evelyn said. "It's not like I'll date whoever wins this silly poll."

She couldn't possibly date Lucas - revealing their sibling relationship would cause chaos!

Meanwhile at Blackwood Enterprises...

Harrison watched incredulously as his boss obsessed over gossip during work hours.

Nathan scowled at the polls. "How do these nobodies rank higher than me? The public's taste is trash!"

He slammed his tablet down.

Harrison ventured, "Should we remove this nonsense?"

Nathan's glare could kill. "Ensure Blackwood's reputation isn't eclipsed by those amateurs. Understood?"

Harrison blinked. "You want... to boost your pairing with Ms. Sinclair?"

Nathan signed a document without looking up. "Make it happen."

Within hours, the "Nathan-Evelyn" pairing skyrocketed past the others.

In Evelyn's group chat:

[Isabella Montgomery: Insider says Blackwood bought those trending spots! Is Nathan insane?]

[Natalie Beaumont: Wow... just wow...]

[Sebastian Hart: Why isn't MY name there??]

[Evelyn Sinclair: He's definitely lost it.]

Evelyn immediately called Bennett. "Take it down. Double whatever Nathan paid."

The polls vanished instantly.

When informed, Nathan simply said, "Good."