Female Novel
Chapter 249
"Hey, look at this dude. He did not keep an eye on his kid, letting her run wild in the mall. The kidtakes a tumble, and he's got the nerve to blame our Barbie!"novelbin
"What a lowlife, exploiting Barbie's star power to grab some limelight for himself. Totally revolting!"
The rants of those unhinged fans left onlookers dumbfounded and filled Liam with revulsion.Confronted with those zealots who would not spare a thought of their own, he was a mix ofsickened and seething.
They took their idol's words as gospel, ignoring any sense of right or wrong, just mindlessly adoring,never pausing to consider the fallout from their rash words and deeds.
However, the real culprits were the idols themselves, flush with resources and clout, wielding theirsocietal sway. Instead of fostering a positive image and contributing to the greater good, they rodethe wave of their fanbase, acting like they ruled the world, online and off, doing as they pleased.
Celebs like Barbie, who ran wild on the strength of their following, were a dime a dozen.
Liam watched the phone-wielding fanatics with a stern stare, unmoving, and declared stoically, "Isaid it before, and I'll say it again! You owe me an apology!"
Barbie glared at Liam, her fury boiling over. She snapped at her assistant, her voice sharp as aknife, "Get the mall staff down here, now! Tell them I'm stuck on the first floor and they'd better sortit out fast, or I'm out of this event!"
Once she finished, her assistant scrambled to get the mall staff on the line, repeating Barbie'sdemands.
Barbie, meanwhile, stood in the crowd, the picture of injustice, drawing her die-hard fans to herside, their hearts bleeding for her.
"Barbie, don't cry, don't cry. Ignore them, we've got your back!"
"Right, we're here for you. Just wait till we take this online!"
"Can you believe this guy? Using kids to get attention. He got what he deserved. No moralswhatsoever, and you can bet his kid's no better. Wouldn't miss 'em if they were gone!" The fans hadstarted by throwing shade at Liam, but then they were spewing venom at Jovie. Liam's expressionturned to ice, and his fists clenched so tight they creaked, his eyes shooting daggers.
"What's the big idea? What's everyone doing crowding around here?" The mall staff finally brokethrough the crowd, plastering on a grin as they faced Barbie.
"Ms. Yack, my apologies! What's the trouble? Who's given you grief?"
Barbie, chin up, pride wounded, pointed straight at Liam, fuming. "Him! He's in my way!"
That was when the mall manager caught sight of Liam holding Jovie, and his face darkened withanger. "Who are you? Move it, now!"
After his outburst, the manager ignored Liam, dismissing him as just another Barbie fanatic who hadgotten in her way.