I accompanied the professor and his wife to the hospital. While waiting outside the operating room, I called Sophie. “Sophie, the professor is in critical condition at the central hospital; you need to come quickly.“}]
Sophie retorted sarcastically, “Critical condition? Does he really want to see me? Won’t that just make him angrier? Kyle, since it’s over, let’s cut ties cleanly; don’t use this as an excuse to deceive me.” She hung up abruptly.
The professor’s wife sat on a bench, disheartened, shaking her head. “Kyle, let’s forget about her. It’s as if we never had a daughter. She has resented us for breaking her up with Ethan, and now that she’s independent, she won’t listen to us at all.”
Fortunately, the professor received timely medical attention and was not in life–threatening danger; he would only need a few days in the hospital.
had been preparing for my wedding and had taken leave for it. Everything was set for the ceremony and honeymoon, but now it all felt pointless.
Once the professor was discharged, I decided against going through with the wedding. Since I had already taken leave and couldn’t cancel the hotel reservation, I packed my bags and embarked on a solo honeymoon trip.
Upon returning from my trip, as soon as I switched on my phone after landing, I received a frantic call from my colleague John. “Kyle, where are you?” he asked urgently.
“I’m at the airport; just got off the plane and am heading home,” I replied.D
John continued, “Something’s happened. Haven’t you been online lately? Sophie and Ethan have blackened your name; people are furious with you.”
I checked online and saw that Sophie had publicly posted several messages on our school’s forum, twisting the truth. She claimed that I had cheated on her with a female student before our wedding and abruptly canceled it, causing her father–the professor–to end up in the hospital. There were even accusations suggesting that my position at the university was secured through favoritism from Sophie’s father and that it rightfully belonged to Ethan.
This situation sparked significant outrage due to its implications regarding academic integrity and ethics in hiring practices. The university began investigating whether I had used unethical means to secure my job.”
As I scrolled through the posts filled with accusations of infidelity towards female students–many accompanied by photos from my Instagram–I realized they were likely leaked by Sophie since those images were shared only with close friends.
Upon arriving back at my dormitory, I noticed students whispering and pointing at me.
“How can someone like him be a professor? He has no shame showing his face here,” one student said.
“Flirting with fernale students is disgusting,” another added.
“Now it’s all coming out; who knows how many female students he has toyed with in the past?” echoed another voice.§
While some defended
me
their voices were drowned out by a wave of malicious comments.
When I reached my dorm room, I found it plastered with notes reading: [Immoral professor get out of campus!” and “Scoundrel deserves no peace.]
I was taken aback; having grown up in such a sheltered environment at school, I was unprepared for this sudden onslaught of hostility. The female student featured prominently in those photos quickly became a target of online harassment herself.
Before they could tarnish her reputation further, she posted a response on the forum. “Those who are pure will remain so. We kept our relationship private because we feared special treatment; I’m Kyle’s cousin–his biological cousin! So to those who stalked his Instagram to spread lies, how does it feel to have your face slapped?”
I was speechless–who could have predicted that my cousin would get dragged into this mess because of me?”
The public opinion shifted dramatically.
[Ha! Take that! She’s his cousin!]}
[Seriously? Are there no ethical standards among these trolls? If you’re going to attack someone, at least do your research first!]
