A certain upscale residence.
Listening to Jesse Johnson talk, Lily Turner walked out of the kitchen with a plate of fruit.
She frowned, "The day you went to see Mr. Langley, did you et Nora Scott?"
"Yeah."
Sitting cross-legged on the sofa, Jesse Johnson fiddled with his phone.
Ever since his ’runaway from ho,’ Mrs. Johnson harshly declared to Jesse: Until you break up with Lily Turner, don’t even think about stepping into the Johnson Family ho!
Moreover, she cut off all his credit cards, cutting off his financial support.
Right now, Jesse can only stay at Lily’s house.
A dark glint flashed in Lily’s eyes as she nonchalantly asked, "What’s going on?"
"That day on set, didn’t you et Butler Loxley? He’s working for the Langley Residence."
Jesse pursed his lips, his tone turning a bit indignant, "I don’t know what trick Nora Scott used to coax Butler Loxley, but he’s helping her everywhere. She probably found out from him that my third brother lives at Cloudwater Haven, so she managed to rent a place there too. Tsk, she’s definitely thinking, ’The closer you are, the better your chances.’ "
Lily’s face subtly changed.
"She’s downright delusional." Jesse took a crisp bite of an apple, speaking to himself, "Anyway, I turned around and told my mom. I guess she’ll give a heads-up to the Langley Residence."
Lily looked at the slightly smug Jesse in astonishnt.
He spoke out, and that very night the Johnson Family found out about their relationship, tricking him back ho...
Did he not consider the cause and effect?
Lily suddenly realized sothing, her whole body trembled as her heart sank deeper and deeper, hitting rock bottom.
The butler personally delivered als to Nora, showing special care; leaked photos of Nora were imdiately countered by high-resolution candid shots; assistant-bullying scandals, PR departnt intentionally delayed, and their professional capability was far from before; the mont Jesse complained, their relationship was exposed to the Johnson Family...
Once or twice, it might have been a coincidence.
But believing in coincidence now is fooling oneself.
Whether or not Nora successfully hooked up with Pedro Langley, at the very least, her relationship with Pedro Langley wouldn’t be bad...
She mistakenly thought Edgar Sterling was secretly plotting, but never realized she shouldn’t have offended Nora.
Thinking of this, Lily shivered violently, the color slowly drained from her face as she bit her lip, her lips turning pale.
"Lily, look—" Jesse suddenly held up his phone and leaned in beside her, righteously indignant, "I told you Nora’s up to no good! One isn’t enough for her, she’s got a backup plan!"
The phone screen displayed the freshly updated news.
[Forr E-sports God Rain and Nora Scott spotted holding hands on a date, acting intimately, captured by a passing strear...]
As she scrolled down, it was photos of Miguel Smith and Nora, with back and frontal shots. Although there wasn’t a solid picture of them ’holding hands’, just from their silhouettes, they looked a perfect match, and netizens gleaned endless ambiguous signals from it.
Lily squinted her eyes.
The opportunity had arrived.
*
An e-sports player known within a niche circle, alongside a has-been D-list celebrity.
Logically, it would only be the e-sports community enjoying the gossip, chattering over segnts of Miguel’s lunchti livestream ’taking a call’ and ’showing off’, without causing much of a stir.
Yet, within two hours of the news release, promotional accounts started stirring things up, trolls tirelessly hyped the topic, and before long, the news of "the two suspected to be dating" rose up. Although the hot search still had the "Zero Gift-giving Incident" overshadowing it, under the marketers’ fuss, this news still made so splash.
Fans within the circle were puzzled, while outsiders cursed the hype, so even blad the "Nora Scott Birthday Billboard" incident on Miguel Smith.
The PR manager of Fernwood Entertainnt, Nathan Salt, sighed sorrowfully when he received the call during an outside date.
It was another night of overti...
Nathan Salt braced himself ntally, nervously calling the BOSS to report the situation.
"Got it."
The voice was calm and steady, without a hint of fluctuation.
Nathan’s heart skipped a beat.
Could he have misunderstood?
On the other end, the voice spoke each word with a dangerous edge and sharpness, "Investigate. Find out who’s fueling this."
Nathan exhaled, "...Understood."
Alright, he... probably didn’t misunderstand.
*
[Rain-V: I don’t have many friends, don’t stir the pot.]
At five in the afternoon, Miguel Smith, who had just returned ho half an hour ago, logged into his dormant Weibo after learning about the online buzz, and posted a clarifying Weibo. Afterwards, he made a call to Nora Scott.
"Is soone out to get you?"
A headless question left Nora, who just walked out of the attending doctor’s office, stunned.
The hospital corridor was noisy, so Nora stepped aside from the crowd, bewilderedly asked, "What?"
Hearing her calm inquiry, Miguel realized she was completely unaware and proceeded to explain the online issue from start to finish.
While she was walking up to the fifth floor of the inpatient departnt, Nora suddenly asked, "Does your dad watch the news?"
"I don’t know..." Miguel paused, then curiously asked, "No, why does this concern him?"
Nora nonchalantly dropped a line, "I fear he might break your leg."
"..."
Silence suddenly enveloped the other end of the line.
"It’s fine, if your leg really gets broken, you can keep Easton company," said Nora, showing a rare mont of concern.
After a long pause, Miguel’s voice faintly ca through, "He just texted , asking if I’m ho, saying he wants to talk. Oh, and he used my full na..."
"Good luck."
"Can you say sothing normal?!" Miguel cried out in anguish.
As she walked past the corner, Nora’s gaze fell onto the empty grounds outside the window, her eyes cool, "The one behind this is likely Lily Turner."
Caught off guard by hearing a ’normal’ statent for once, Miguel was stunned, instinctively asking, "How do you know?"
"A guess."
The people she’s ’offended’ aren’t interested, nor would they use news like this to stir things up.
Moreover, the news doesn’t affect her.
The mastermind behind expecting ’her and Miguel to have rumors’ likely had intentions aid at Pedro Langley.
The ones who could be connected to Pedro Langley, and might bear hostility towards her, were only Lily Turner and Jesse Johnson.
Jesse is naive and straightforward, lacking such cunning, leaving only Lily.
Reaching the fifth floor, Nora ca to the corridor and spoke unhurriedly, "This whole thing started because of . Don’t worry, I’ll cover your dical bills."
"Can’t you just wish well?"
"Then, I hope you can escape your dad’s clutches, saving so dical expenses."
"..."
Filled with rage and sorrow, Miguel hung up the phone.
Glancing at the screen, Nora chuckled lightly, leaned back against the wall, and made a call to Boss Alex.
"There’s a favor your Hall Master requests," Nora stated her purpose.
"Go ahead."
Boss Alex’s voice was gentle, filled with mirth.
...
After giving instructions, Nora hung up, twirled her phone, and was about to collect her thoughts to head to the hospital room when her phone rang.
It was an unknown number, not saved.
Frowning in curiosity, Nora answered the call.
"Hello, this is Wang Lin, the head teacher of Class 2-3 in First Affiliated High School." A cold voice ca through the phone, stiff and icy, "Are you the guardian of Marcus Shaw?"
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