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PUBLIC SPLIT ( PART TWO)

Author: ABY
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-24 23:00:45

Olivia's Pov

My phone buzzes again. This time I grab it before Xander can. A headline flashes across the screen.

“Is Olivia Carter Brave… or Manipulative? Internet Divides Over Emotional Confession.”

Below it, two polls:

48%: She’s brave.

52%: She’s manipulative.

My stomach twists. “They’re split right down the middle.”

Xander leans forward to look. “It means people are thinking. It means they’re doubting the lie. That’s good.”

I look at him skeptically. “You call this good?”

He nods. “Liv, before last night, it was ninety percent hate. Now it’s half and half.”

I blink. He’s right.

My voice is small. “Some people… believe me.”

“More than you think,” he says.

He moves closer, pressing his forehead to mine.

“And that’s hope. Real hope.”

I breathe him in. His cologne. His warmth. His nearness. It steadies me like nothing else ever has. But then.... There’s a knock on the door. Loud.

We both freeze.

“That better not be reporters,” Xander mutters and stan
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