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2024-10-29 19:42:56"THIS is embarrassing!" Nicole couldn’t help but exclaim as she read the article.
The article detailed how the wedding reception turned into a disaster, and how Daphne Sandoval left Francis Wellington in the most humiliating way to marry August.
The news was giving Nicole a headache, and Jake wasn't happy about it either. He muttered a curse under his breath as he read the trending news on his phone.
Nicole decided to use her connections in the media industry to take down the article. She quickly dialed one of her contacts at a news channel and explained the situation.
"I'm sorry, Ma'am," the person on the other end said. "I could ask my people to delete the articles, but it will take days. The news was heavily scattered everywhere."
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