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After the hotel fiasco,Jake and Lily grew wary of me,but language barriers abroad forced them to rely on me.
Jake went live streaming daily,lying shamelessly,spinning his shooting as a heroic act.
I watched their live streams, and as his audience grew to tens of thousands, they eagerly believed his fabricated story.
“Honestly,some girl was being harassed,and I stepped in.Who would have thought that guy had a gun?”
“I wasn’t afraid at all—I had to stand up,show the pride of our country.”
I scoffed at his brazen lies.Country’s pride?He had actually disgraced it with his actions.
But I was patient and waited for the right moment.As his popularity grew, advertisers were eager to have him promote their products.
I smiled.Thinking of making money?Not after all my planning.
On the day of his major streaming sales event,I sent a gift.
I’d edited a video of that night—Jake harassing women,slurring the man,Lily’s parts cut out for clarity.
High-def,unmistakably Jake.
For the sum of $1,000,I promoted the video to the top of the trending list.
The atmosphere of his live stream completely changed.Fans turned,cursing him as a lying,sleazy creep.
Some said he was so despicable,the shooter should’ve finished him off.
The negative reaction was extremely harsh.His extensive marketing backfired,landing him at#1 the trending list, but for all the wrong reasons.
Sponsors,citing contracts,demanded huge penalties,threatening lawsuits.
Jake panicked.
I watched him as he glared at Lily,who worried sick about the fines.
I bet she’d planned to ride his cash wave,but now,with him drowning in debt,she was probably scheming to leave him.
“Was it you?Trying to ruin me?”Jake growled,jabbing a finger at her.
Lily blinked,stunned.
He pressed on,“You blackmailed me with to pay your medical bills.Who else would leak it?You bitch,I should’ve let you rot in that hospital!”
The stream was still going on.The chat exploded.
I subtly tilted the phone,capturing Jake’s meltdown.
Lily,furious,snapped,“How dare you bring that up? If I hadn't protected you, you'd be dead by now! You owed me those bills, and you got what you deserved!”
She decided to hold nothing back anymore.“Dating you was a complete waste.A $30 birthday trinket?I even paid for the condoms.Jake,don't you have any sense of shame?”
The chat went wild.Jake’s“perfect boyfriend”persona crumbled.
He didn’t care,sneering,“You’re a desperate bar girl that no one else wanted.I felt sorry for you. Now you've ruined my life. Believe me, I'll throw you into a brothel!”
Lily lunged,clawing his face.
Jake,not being the least bit of a gentleman,grabbed her neck and started choking her.
Soon,his face was scratched,bleeding.Lily’s hair was a mess,her face was red with the marks from being slapped.
I shouted,“Stop fighting!”—but inside,I was thrilled.There's nothing quite like watching despicable people turn on each other.
The chat section was filled with comments like:
“An Oscar-worthy performance.”
“So pathetic—you two should just go and hang yourselves.”
“Trash couple,perfect match.”
“Don’t die in my phone.”
I laughed,relishing the harsh words from the internet users.
