The bedroom lights glimmered softly as Olivia paced back and forth, her heart pounding with rage. The brutal comments she had read on Tea Time Gossip Blog had struck a nerve, each word stinging more than the last.
Her phone sat discarded on the bed, its screen dark, but the echoes of the criticism seemed to resonate in her mind like a relentless chorus.
"They think they can crush me with their words?" she muttered under her breath, her fists clenched tightly. "I will show them."
Determined not to let the narrative spiral further out of her control, Olivia abruptly stopped pacing. She picked up her phone, her eyes gleaming with resolve, and began setting up her ring light and phone stand in the small living area of her bedroom.
Next, she went to sit in front of her dresser to apply some makeup. Though it took her some time, she didn't mind as she couldn't afford to look less than her usual self.
