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Through their gritted teeth,they kowtowed,blood was seeping from their foreheads.
“Sophia,one word from you could save us.Why won’t you?You just want us dead,don’t you?”
I watched coldly,unmoved.
They tolded Jessica they didn’t care about me.They sided with her afterward,blaming me.
Why should I help them?
My foster parents love me.I don’t need their tainted“family.”
Trying to get me pity them?Impossible.
“Mr.and Mrs.Harper,you chose Jessica.We’re done.”
“Everyone pays for their actions.You’re no exception.”
Hearing that, they were deprived of all hope.
Standing,their pleading eyes turned hateful.Mr.Harper cursed me.
“Sophia,God’s watching.You devil will pay!”
I just stared at him,expressionless.
“I’ve got a clear conscience.The one facing God’ judgement is your precious Jessica.”
I turned and left.
They tried to seize me,but security guards stopped them.
What I didn’t saw coming was,those few minutes were recorded and posted online.
The video,silent,was described vividly by influencerss.
“How cold is the Bennett heiress?She found her parents but ditched them for because they were broke,so that she could cozy up to the rich Bennetts.”
“”emember the Harper mistress scandal?That’s our Bennett heiress.Though Tyler cleared it,where there’s smoke,there’’s fire.Is she really clean?Maybe she climbed onto her foster dad’s bed.”
Gossip fuels the internet.The video went viral in hours.
My colleagues eyed me curiously,whispering.
Online insults overwhelmed me.
Influencerss jumped on the trend,piling exaggerated lies on me.
People camped outside my office,livestreaming, vowing to “teach me manners”like Jessica did.
The company website was drowned in hateful comments.
Some angry netizens sent wreaths and coffins,unsettling the whole firm
My foster parents offered to step in.
I declined.
If I can’t handle this now,how can I run Bennett Enterprises in the future?
“Miss Bennett,should you leave through the back?”
My assistant peered out the window,worried.
“More people are gathering.I’ve got a bad feeling.”
I just lay on the sofa, taking my time eating my fruit
“Let them make danse for another while.They’ll stop smiling soon.”
My phone buzzed with a text from Mr.Harper.
“Sophia,you saw the news online.Help us secure a Bennett deal,and we’ll post a video clearing you.”
I didn’t reply but blocked him immediately.
Minutes later,the office’s glass windows shattered.Someone in the crowd incited violence,and they stormed in with weapons.
Then,police swarmed in,arresting all the people participating.
