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She’d gained massive online clout and landed sponsorships,living lavishly.
Then she came to mock me.
I eyed her,dressed in counterfeit designer clothes,and laughed.
“Still laughing at a time like this?”
“All the guys you’ve strung along must be avoiding you like the plague now,huh?”
“Emma,do you regret it yet?”
“Regret turning down a guy like Ryan?”
“You don’t know,do you?That video script was his idea.I just altered the truth about your bullying,and it blew up.”
“I told you I would expose you.”
“Do you believe me now?”
Sophie’s nose was in the air,exuding arrogance.
I studied her,then quietly paused the recording and sent it to PR.
“Oh,really?”
“Sophie,you haven’t noticed anything strange about Ryan?”
“Still in denial?”
I confronted her.
In my past life,once Ryan targeted me,I saw his predatory stare—eyes filled with bloodlust and perversion.
“I—I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
Sophie took a step back,panicked.
I pulled up her loose sleeve,revealing a horrific scar.
“What’s this?”
“Wearing long sleeves in summer to hide his marks?”
“You’re blindly in love!”
She pulled her sleeve back down,glaring.
“You’re talking nonsense!”
“I scratched myself—it’s not Ryan’s fault!”
“You’re just jealous because you’ve got no one to target,right?”
She jutted out her hip,voice venomous.
“You deserve this,Emma!”
“This is just the start.Know how many guys hate women who are after money and want you dead?”
“If I reveal your address…”
She kept threatening,but I stood there unfazed,my gaze pitying.
Sophie began to falter.
I calmly opened my phone’s trending page and showed her.
“So,what’re you going to do?”
The top trend read:[Rural Girl’s Bullying Scandal Has a Shocking Twist!]
Below was the Harper Group’s verified post.
[Emma Harper has been the designated heir of the Harper Group,valued at$50 billion,for a decade.Why’s she a“gold-digger fishing for$10 million”in your story?]
[Explain,Sophie Bennett(KeepFightingStrong).]
We also released unedited video footage from that restaurant dinner,showing every detail.
[That high schooler’s heir to the Harper Group,right?]
[Yeah,I’m friends with him.He meets his sister for dinner sometimes.How’s that a“a high schooler’s $10 million lapdog”?]
[Tch,this is blatant slander.Sue her!]
[Poor heiress to the Harper Group,future Harper Group leader.What a mess.]
With PR team’s finesse,more netizens saw the truth,and others wronged by Sophie piled on.
[Sophie has the audacity to claim she was bullied?]
[She had a reputation in high school—sloppy,never bathed,clung to any guy who glanced her way.]
[Her tears in her video were so fake.]
I shared the real story.
Claire and I tried to help Sophie,but she rejected us,accusing us of insulting her pride with money.
We urged her to stay clean and shower—she snapped that we weren’t her mom.
Did I steal her boyfriend?Laughable.
Ryan made his intentions clear first.
The truth emerged.Netizens flipped from pity to fury,feeling duped.
The worst trolls,sued for defamation,landed in jail—they found themselves in jail with no way out.
Their families turned against Sophie,attacking her online.
Then Ryan stepped in.
His eerie smile chilled me as he told Sophie,“I’ll always stand by you and protect you.”
“Because you belong to me and no one else”
His words churned in my stomach.
I knew he was about to make his move.
