Page 41 of What Comes Around

“People forget I’ve survived things that would break most women. That changes how you see loyalty and trust.”

“I won’t expose private details. I’m not that kind of person.”

“I hope Ashley finds peace. I really do. I’ll always love her, even from a distance.” 🤍

On TikTok, she reposted videos instead of posting directly.

“10 Signs someone lacks empathy.”

“How to heal after narcissistic siblings.”

When people asked if the posts were about me, she never answered. But she quietly liked a few carefully chosen comments that fit her narrative.

“Ashley gives me bad vibes”

“she’s definitely using men”

“you deserve better family than that”

Any comment defending me vanished within minutes.

Tea channels picked it up fast.

“BREAKING: Influencer Apple Richards CONFIRMS She Is Sister of Sinclair Analyst Ashley Richards.”

Anonymous “sources” followed. Claims that we had fought over men before. That Apple had dated Nick Reynolds. That I had been interested in him. That I had ruined their relationship.

None of it mattered if it was true.

It mattered that it spread.

Within hours, Sinclair Enterprises’ social media pages were flooded again.

“who is ashley richards”

“is this your employee??”

“insiders say drama between sisters”

“messy analyst vibes”

I waited for Knox to summon me again. To scold me about my private life bleeding all over the company’s public image.

But the call never came. The comments were simply deleted. Fast. As if someone was monitoring the pages around the clock.

I leaned back in my chair, phone still in my hand. I didn’t panic. I didn’t post. I didn’t bother defending myself against her.

Apple thought she finally had the upper hand. What she had forgotten were the skeletons still sitting in the closet. If she believed the graduation party drama had been buried for good, she was in for a rude awakening.

She had more followers now. Millions.

Which meant she also had more haters.

The higher you climb, the harder the fall.

I texted Amy one sentence: “Post the graduation party video.”

She did more than that. Amy created a brand new TikTok account with no name tied to us and started posting.