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[“I’ve seen women like her.All high and mighty,but secretly loose.Us poor folks just don’t see it.”]
[“Ethan probably couldn’t stand the cheating,so he looked elsewhere. Then got played. There’s not a single good woman!”]
I read the brainless comments under his post,finding it ridiculous.
He called me, his tone full of complacency.
“Scared now,huh? Abigail,I gave you a chance.You didn’t take it.If you apologize nicely,I might consider…”
I hung up the phone before he finished.
Ethan flew into a rage out of humiliation. He actually started a live broadcast, full of foul language. Not only did he expose our private life, but he also spread pornographic rumors about me.
“Abigail’s just a pretty face.She’s been slept with men. But she’s good in bed. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have liked her so much. Guys and gals,hit that follow button!At a million,I’ll spill more juicy stories!”
I watched their online circus,their ugly faces exposed behind the internet’s veil.
Such trash should stay in the dumpster.
However,before Ethan hit a million followers,my court summons arrived.
The day police took him away,I appeared radiant at a press conference,untouched by his antics.
My parents and Henry hired top lawyers,suing him for defamation and demanding every cent I’d spent on him.
At the trial,Ethan protested,insisting it was”our”money.
“We were a couple!She’s supposed to spend on me! This is a setup! I’m not guilty! I’ll appeal!”
His parents also shouted grievances at the top of their lungs, saying that I had hidden my identity and deceived their son’s feelings, and that I should have compensated them for their mental damages.
The judge ignored their whining,focusing on evidence.My proof was ironclad. In the end, the total amount added up to an eight-figure sum that he had to pay back to me.
He had long lost his job, so he couldn’t pay.His family borrowed everywhere,even from Chloe,but she’d moved on to another rich man,cursing them out.
There was no other way. His parents sold their cars and houses. Even after selling all their previous belongings, they still couldn’t raise enough money. In the end, they also took on other debts and could only abandon everything, run back to their hometown, and live in hiding under false names. Ethan got five years.Not much,but his life was ruined.
Without his dragging me down,my career soared. With Sterling support and the scandal’s free publicity,I thrived.
I saw Chloe again at a business dinner,caked in makeup,escorted by a madam to a potbellied tycoon.She expertly draped herself on him,giggling as they left.
My business partner noticed my glance,asking eagerly,”What’s up,Ms.Sterling?Someone you know?”
I shook my head.
“No,my mistake.Let’s go.”
I wouldn’t help her. Since she chose this path, she had to bear the consequences.
And the reason I could reach where I am today is also the result of my own efforts.
