Chapter 108: The Girl Who Broke the Internet

The European tour continued.

From Paris to Italy, to Switzerland. Then Germany, Austria, Spain.

Every country welcomed Pulse and Rhythm with sold-out arenas, screaming fans, and headlines that seemed to grow bigger every week.

The success wasn’t slowing down. It was accelerating.

Pulse had firmly established themselves as one of the biggest international idol groups.

Rhythm’s debut exceeded every expectation.

Critics praised their live vocals. Fans admired their chemistry. Even veteran artists complimented the six girls’ professionalism despite being rookies.

Nathan had also become a fan favorite. His energetic personality and gaming background attracted younger audiences, while his rapid improvement as Pulse’s newest member earned him respect from longtime fans.

Robin joked one afternoon while reviewing another contract.

"I’m beginning to think Europe doesn’t want us to go home."

Nathan laughed.

"I don’t want to either."

Emily immediately agreed.

"They have better shopping."

Robin wasn’t even surprised anymore.

"Of course that’s your reason."

The room filled with laughter.

Among everyone’s success, two people stood out the most.

Chris and Liliana. That much everyone expected. The couple had become one of luxury fashion’s favorite faces.

Every campaign they touched immediately became successful. Their chemistry remained impossible to imitate.

Luxury brands described them with the same sentence repeatedly.

"They don’t sell products."

"They sell love."

But there was another surprise.

Nicolo.

His popularity had nearly tripled compared to when they first arrived in Europe. Fashion editors described him as the industry’s newest gentleman model.

His modeling career exploded. Luxury fashion houses competed to book him. His magazine covers multiplied.

They even nicknamed him...

The Prince of Modern Fashion.

He walked in Milan, Zurich, and Berlin Fashion Weeks, each appearance earning louder applause than the last.

Emily proudly waved another magazine.

"Nico!"

"You’re on another cover."

Nicolo sighed dramatically.

"I haven’t even seen the last three."

Nathan laughed.

"That’s a rich person’s problem."

Surprisingly, Liliana’s popularity grew even faster. Not because she chased attention. But because she completely ignored it.

One afternoon, Mary found Liliana quietly reading a novel while everyone else checked their phones.

Mary blinked.

"Lily."

"Hmm?"

"Did you see today’s headlines?"

Liliana calmly turned another page.

"No. What headlines?"

Mary slowly smiled.

"You really don’t know."

Liliana looked genuinely confused.

"I’ve been reading."

Emily suddenly walked in.

"...She doesn’t know again?"

Mary shook her head.

"No."

Emily dramatically covered her face.

"Our international supermodel doesn’t even check the internet."

Liliana laughed awkwardly.

"I just... I’m not interested in social media."

Emily looked horrified.

"Not interested?"

Nicole entered carrying her phone.

"Lily, do you know you have hundreds of fan accounts?"

Liliana blinked.

"...I do?"

Rose nodded.

"Thousands."

Liliana looked toward Chris.

He simply smiled.

"I told you."

That evening, Mary called an unofficial meeting.

Everyone gathered around the hotel lounge.

Mary placed a tablet on the table.

"Lily, we need to talk."

Liliana suddenly became nervous.

"Did I do something wrong?"

"No."

Mary smiled.

"Actually, you’ve done everything right."

She turned the tablet toward Liliana.

"It has become a marketing problem."

Liliana looked confused.

"A... problem?"

Mary nodded.

"You don’t have any official social media."

Emily added dramatically,

"The internet has no idea where to follow you."

Nathan laughed.

"That’s actually true."

Nicole nodded.

"Most celebrities use social media to communicate with fans."

Rose smiled.

"It also protects people from fake accounts."

Robin joined the discussion.

"There are already hundreds pretending to be you."

Liliana’s eyes widened.

"There are?"

Mary nodded.

"We need an official account."

Chris quietly spoke for the first time.

"I think it’s a good idea."

Liliana looked at him.

"You too?"

He smiled.

"You don’t have to post every day."

"But your fans deserve a place where they know it’s really you."

Liliana thought quietly for several seconds.

Finally, she nodded.

"Okay."

Emily immediately stood.

"Mission accepted!"

Within minutes, Emily, Nicole, and Rose had surrounded Liliana like an emergency response team.

Nathan laughed.

"They’re treating social media like surgery."

"It is."

Emily answered seriously.

"For celebrities."

Nicole carefully created an Instagram account.

Rose handled TikTok.

Emily opened an official Facebook page.

"What should her username be?"

Nicole asked.

Chris smiled.

"Just Liliana Sterling."

Liliana looked surprised.

"Oh, I can’t use my married name?"

Emily laughed.

"You’ve decided to hide, remember?"

She smiled softly.

"I was joking. I like Liliana Sterling."

Profile picture.

A simple smiling photograph from the Prada campaign.

Biography.

Model | St. Claire Entertainment

Emily looked proudly at the finished pages.

"Perfect."

Rose immediately uploaded several official photographs.

The behind-the-scenes moments, the Gucci campaign, Prada campaign and the Fashion Week she attended.

Simple candid pictures taken during the European tour were also uploaded.

Nicole added a short caption.

Hello everyone. Thank you for supporting me. Let’s continue making beautiful memories together. – Lily

Liliana looked embarrassed.

"I sound awkward."

Chris smiled.

"You sound like yourself."

Exactly five minutes later, Emily refreshed the page.

"...Five hundred thousand followers."

Nathan nearly choked on his drink.

"What?"

Rose refreshed again.

"Nine hundred thousand."

Nicole blinked.

"It keeps going."

One million.

Two million.

Three million.

The number climbed so quickly that the application briefly stopped updating.

Emily stared silently.

"I..."

"...I think we broke Instagram."

Robin refreshed another analytics page.

"No."

He laughed.

"She broke the internet."

News outlets immediately published headlines.

LILIANA ST. CLAIRE FINALLY JOINS SOCIAL MEDIA

THE WORLD’S MOST TALKED-ABOUT MODEL IS NOW ONLINE

TEN MILLION FOLLOWERS IN LESS THAN TWELVE HOURS

Fans flooded the comments.

"We’ve been waiting!"

"Finally!"

"Welcome, Lily!"

"Please post more photos of you with Chris!"

"Mom and Dad are online!"

Liliana looked overwhelmed.

"...They’re calling us Mom and Dad."

Nathan laughed so hard he almost dropped his phone.

Chris smiled proudly.

"I don’t mind."

Emily crossed her arms triumphantly.

"I told you. They already assumed you’re a couple even without confirmation."

Mary looked at the rapidly growing follower count. Then quietly smiled. Sometimes success wasn’t about chasing attention.

Sometimes, it came naturally to people who never wanted the spotlight in the first place.

Liliana had entered social media with no strategy, no carefully planned image and no elaborate announcement.

She simply appeared as herself.

And somehow, that was exactly who millions of people around the world had been waiting to meet.