Raven had no idea that the watch on my wrist alone was worth ten million. Talk about living under a rock!
The videos of the Chandler parents bragging spread to my family group chat in less than an hour.
My relatives immediately started sending voice messages in the group.
“Juni, look at the man you chose. It’s only been a few years, and you’ve already been kicked out of the Chandler family and divorced. What an embarrassment to our family…”
“Don’t blame us for saying this, but Rex’s little friend Raven truly brings him good fortune, unlike you, so lifeless
and dull.”
“What good is all your education? Nobody’s praising your academic achievements anyway.”
I couldn’t be bothered to reply to these relatives kicking me while I was down, so I just blocked and deleted them.
But when I scrolled through TikTok’s trending topics, I paused for a moment.
The Chicago social media sphere had somehow made me go viral!
[Professor Chandler strikes it rich after divorce! Was his academic wife bad luck?]
[Dr. Juniper Hayes suspected of academic fraud? The truth is…]
Raven’s account had posted a high–profile update with a selfie of her leaning into Rex’s arms, with eye–rolling
captions:
[Some people make a living from academic fraud, others earn their $80 million through skill. Who’s blessed with good fortune and who’s cursed with bad luck? Pretty obvious, isn’t it?~]
[Chicago University, are you going to address your researcher’s alleged academic misconduct? @ChicagoU]
The comment section was a disaster:
“Juniper Hayes calls herself a PhD? Turns out she’s an academic fraud!”
“No wonder the professor divorced her. He’s so wise–get rid of that kind of woman ASAP!”
“The poster is right! This female PhD with all these awards–were they all faked? Investigate her!”
I slowly sat down, staring at the screen, completely still.
Until I saw an account named “RavenGettingRich” post:
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[I heard she got her position through backdoor connections and paid others to write her papers. She’s a disgrace to the scientific community!]
I had to laugh at the irony of Raven stabbing me in the back like this!
She was the one with fraudulent papers!
It was Rex who spent thousands to have someone write Raven’s papers! It was Rex himself who bought research
achievements!
That year, before his promotion to professor, he was stuck on the research achievement requirements and was nearly losing his mind.
He secretly spent money to hire quite a few people! I was the one who stopped him from committing academic fraud, and just six months ago, I was still warning him to withdraw his false academic credentials!
Now look at him–turning around and accusing me of what he did.
I watched coldly as these people flooded my personal accounts, even going to my research institute to lead a doxxing and cyberbullying campaign against me!
[Chicago Research Institute Internal Meeting Minutes: Notice regarding the suspension of Researcher Juniper Hayes’s academic duties]
I stared at this notice in my inbox, my phone nearly cracking in my death grip as rage coursed through me.
My social media messages exploded, news comments section imploded, and even my email inbox wasn’t spared.
All of it was abuse, personal attacks against me.
“Academic garbage, get out of the research community.”
“Fraud who slept her way to the top, you dare call yourself a researcher?”
I had become a target for everyone’s arrows, going from “youngest associate researcher in the country” to “morally corrupt female PhD” in less than forty–eight hours.
My fingers dug into my palms until my knuckles turned white.
The door opened, and Nash walked in wearing all black. He immediately pulled me into his arms, gently kissing me near my ear as he reassured me.
“Babe, do you want me to handle the Chicago media situation?”
I closed my eyes, pausing in his embrace for a few seconds before saying softly.
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“No need. Just make sure everything’s set up at the casino.”
“I’ll handle the Chicago situation myself.”
I took out my laptop, where a meticulously prepared PowerPoint file was displayed on screen. The opening slide showed a timeline and evidence chain of Rex’s abuse of power, fabricated projects, academic ghostwriting, and
asset transfers over these years.
All the evidence had been meticulously collected and preserved by me throughout our marriage. If he wanted to bite me, I’d bite right through his throat.
I clicked upload, sending formal complaints to the Chicago Department of Education, Department of Science and Technology, Disciplinary Committee, and other official reporting platforms, all under my real name.
Staking my research identity and professional qualifications on it.
Meanwhile.
Rex and Raven were sitting at the VIP table in the casino.
Their expressions had gradually transformed from smug satisfaction on the first day to complete distortion now.
They had been losing for three days straight.
