Mid-sentence, as Bluebell was throwing out slurs, she caught a shift in the tide of comments.

“What in the world? Is that really Bluebell?!"

“Yikes, talk about a letdown in the looks department."

"She's been hiding behind those beauty filters, hasn't she?"

Confusion swept over Bluebell. What was happening?

A message from her assistant stopped her cold: her beauty filter had been off, and she had been none the wiser.

The live stream audience now saw her in a starkly different light, her skin lackluster and her features ordinary, miles away from the beauty they were accustomed to. In a frenzy, she cut the live stream short.

But the damage was done. Screenshots of her unfiltered self were out in the wild, spreading like wildfire. Before she knew it, Bluebell was the talk of the town.

"Shake-Shake Streamer Bluebell: Unmasked!"

The Internet was abuzz, comparing the filtered Bluebell to the real deal, and the sentiment was near revulsion.

It was practically deception!

Patrons who had once thrown money at Bluebell were now up in arms.

They couldn't believe they'd invested in such an unremarkable woman, flooding Bluebell's inbox with fiery demands for their money back.

Lilah pulled her hand back from the keyboard.

She wasn't someone just anyone could easily walk all over.

While Bluebell was busy slinging mud her way, Lilah had seized the chance to hack into her computer and strip away the beauty filters Bluebell hid behind.

It was a minor retaliation, but after this debacle, Bluebell's streaming days might well be over.

Lilah was on the verge of seeking out Jerrold when she spotted Bluebell going live again, this time with no filters to mask her reality.

Her authentic look was there for all to see, and the crowd of followers didn't hold back their scorn.

Tears brimmed in Bluebell's eyes as she addressed her audience. "I owe you all an enormous apology. I've led you on this whole time.

The tales I spun about Dreamer and a supposed sugar daddy? Pure fiction. I've never met Dreamer, didn't know a thing about her real life. I'm so sorry, truly!"

With that, she bowed deeply.

Her fans could hardly process it.

“So, you're not only spiteful but ugly and scheming to boot!"