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Part 2The Utter Ruin of My Unwanted Sister

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Zoey Vance’s scandal magically transformed overnight. Suddenly, Candace Shaw was the name splashed across the headlines.

The story’s heat started to die down.

Only her hardcore fans kept relentlessly attacking me on Twitter, blaming me for "making their queen take the fall."

They even got #CandaceShawGetOut trending for a hot minute.

Of course, since I wasn't nearly as famous, it dropped off pretty quickly.

Sigh.

Me,(That's "me, lighting a cigarette melancholically," for the uninitiated).

Good thing I never really liked acting anyway. Getting flamed online? Whatever.

I used the bad press and the "favor" I'd done Zoey to pressure her family into paying out my contract termination fees.

Finally, I was getting out.

I really wanted to reply to those trolls:

"I'm getting out! I'm getting out! Stop rushing me!"

I thought I was just quitting Hollywood.

I didn't realize Zoey wanted me to quit breathing altogether.