When the Ice King Fell

ce" of the entertainment industry, found himself in the middle

ade of online vitriol, Lisette Barrett, the so-called "princess" of Nova

notoriously offline Hunter did the unthinkable: he registe

t for this variety show, I

mera, the internet had turned into a firestorm of

y was bad news. She must b

gig to help his old agency, and n

lout-chasing at its finest. I

st Melany! Just seeing

tually seems decent compar

.

Hunter, another video surfaced showing Lisette sweetly a

im and Lisette as a couple. Even those who pre

he trending hashtags said it all. #The Perfect Couple Hunter And Liset

an collateral damage

angle Hunter. Somehow, he'd always brought misfortune into my life. When we were together, thi

tant called, her voice frantic. "Melany,

hone. The top trending has

mpletely disconnected from the online world. Forget l

I saw Hunter's familiar eyes staring into th

Even when I was cast in the same project, I wasn't wor

decided to rewrite the script. Not only did I hav

s chaotic as I'd expected. "Hunter, ar

a stuffed animal in the background. Hun

Hunter and Lisette are

th the live stream interface like a total amateur. H

he stream when a comm

snake since day one, clinging to rumors for

s probably lurking som

on slaps. If he tried to paint me as the villain, I'd happily

en staring blankly at the scr

Instead, he said, with absolute seriousness, "Sh

words, my brain s

tly protector" persona? Subtly dragging me thr

heming little man-he was still as calcula

d suspicion, Hunter suddenly fixed his gaze

gle. Lisette and I are not, and have never been, involved

d with theories about Hunter's mysterious cru

et. The fact that he's live-streaming to clea

. Slamming my laptop shut,

alk it up to him being marginally decent. But from now on, I vo

uproar was settling, my phone rang. It was my a

w the guest list. Hunter's name star

gh, another familiar name a

ality show. It w

ng wasn't

ng began, Hunter's name

d it actually be Melany? I mean, how else

a girlfriend before he debuted. But.

out the real-life 'lost

candle to his dream girl. They shoul