I couldn’t help but sneer. I said, “I work hard outside while you feel aggrieved doing these house chores. Besides, what does it have to do with you as for what is going on between me and Zoey?“}]
I didn’t give Leonel a chance to say anything. I angrily took out the report from my bag and walked into the bedroom, slamming the door
shut.
In my previous life, Zoey took my report away on the day of my examination and released an exposé video three days later. In this life, because of my obstruction, she was delayed a bit. During this gap, I had time to prepare myself for the upcoming counterattack.
“I stole the report. Wait patiently, baby. When Cerys is not around later, I will send it to you. From now on, you won’t have to go to the hospital to handle the useless work. My baby shouldn’t work so hard.“}
In the surveillance video, Leonel was holding his cell phone and fawning over one over the call.
I smiled. I knew that this was the start of his and Zoey’s plan. I refused Zoey and intentionally brought the report into my bedroom in front of him, which was to have evidence that Leonel had stolen the report.
I took my annual leave in advance and bought a plane ticket to another city. When Zoey released the video, I landed in a seaside town. Dragging my luggage into a detached villa I had rented, I turned on my cell phone. Unsurprisingly, I saw that Zoey’s exposé video was ranked at the top of the trending list, with viewership approaching tens of millions. In the video, Zoey said in an exaggerated voice, “Friends, today, I will share with you a piece of mind–blowing gossip news…“)
Then, Zoey vividly portrayed me as a wealthy woman, who abandoned her husband after becoming rich, had an affair, and contracted a sexually transmitted disease. According to her, I even shamelessly let the adulterer accompany me to the hospital for a check–up.}
At the end of the video, there was a thoughtful reminder that this exposé was related to her best friend. She hoped that netizens would not investigate the truth further, saying that they should enjoy the show. “She is afraid that netizens won’t be interested in exposing my personal information.“>
In her video, she mentioned a wealthy and independent woman, who had abandoned her husband silently supporting her from behind. Such stories were the most popular with and resonated with the men who came from humble backgrounds and relied on women to rise to the top.
The comments under the video were divided into two groups. Some people think that Zoey, as the female protagonist’s best friend, should not disclose the affair to affect her friend even if the matter was true. They then doubted the authenticity of her disclosure. Another group imagined themselves as Leonel. His wife, whom he had been supporting from behind the scenes, had an affair and was inflicted with a sexually transmitted disease. Feeling sorry for him, they accused me of being unfaithful and infected with a disease, scolded me heavily, and declared that the ones who had different opinions were blindly defending women. Such comments could no longer affect me at all in this life.
At this time, Leonel showed his true colors as a good man, constantly calling me and sending me messages non–stop.
I was reading Leonel’s message when his call came in,
I smiled slightly and slowly pressed the answer button. Leonel seemed to be surprised that he could get through to me now. After I answered the call, he was silent for a while. Then he anxiously said, “Honey, where are you? I saw the video Zoey posted. I believe that you wouldn’t do such a thing. Don’t show up now. It will get better when the popularity dies down. Where are you? Can I come and accompany you?”
I calmly said, “Let’s get a divorce.“}
Leonel seemed incredulous, saying more loudly, “What? Cerys! Don’t you know the situation on the Internet now? If you divorce me now, no man will want you. It will be too late for you to turn back.”
“His statement is so ridiculous.” I couldn’t help but laugh. “I have money and a career. Why would I need a man to want me?“) Leonel probably thought of what would happen if we were divorced now. Even if I died in the future, he couldn’t get a penny of my property. He then began to gaslight me and said with a serious tone, “Cerys, you only have me now. I will never abandon you. Only I will stand by your side without any doubt. Come back first. It’s because you refused to report to Zoey as her video material that caused her to have such a disclosure. Apologize to her and compensate her for some expenses. I will persuade Zoey to delete the video. The matter will
be over.”
Although I lived a new life, I was shocked and speechless by Leonel’s way of thinking. “Am I such a despicable person? Zoey betrayed me. Why should I have to give her money and apologize to her humbly?”
“I will ask my lawyer to contact you regarding the divorce proceedings.” I sneered, saying, “You have achieved nothing. After the divorce, what will you do? My affairs are so popular now. If you expose me, maybe you will become a blogger with millions of followers like Zoey.” After I finished speaking, I quickly hung up the call. It was as if talking to Leonel for one more second would let me be affected by his negative IQ through the cell phone screen. Then, turned off the cell phone and took out the spare one that I had prepared earlier.§
I answered Leonel’s call to let him know that I was determined to divorce him. “Even if this online attack successfully puts me in a desperate situation, he won’t get anything. He should show up in the public’s eyes like Zoey and ride the wave of popularity. Then he can enjoy the benefits of the internet too.”
“The higher people stand, the more painful it will be when they fall.”
