Chapter 6
Messages kept coming in–sente from classmates I hadn’t heard from in years, others from motual friende of pine and Seu
“Happy New Year! Congratulations, Emily, you have such a deeply devoted hundr
“Congrats, congrats” You survived the west. Every marriage has its ups and downs. Stop causing troedde, just make spi
“Emily, I just don’t get it. Another husband who loves you so murk. What more In you want? Reconcile already, stop making a sorte!
They even sent me a video interviene
The headline read. “In a plane crash, a passionate man’s dying wish to his wide please remarry?”
In the video, Sen held up a photo of me, his eyes red from crying.
“I know I was wrong, and 1 will change. I really can’t live without amily. I love her.”
“It’s post a misunderstanding between us, we never stopped loving each other
He went on to talk about how he saved use from drowning when we were kid how we swore eternal love at our wedding, and the joy we felt when we had a child
But he didn’t mention his infidelity.
Frowning. I opened the social media app, and as expected, I was trending,
The unfaithful Sean was suddenly portrayed as a deep, devoted lover willing to sacrifice his life for love, while I was painted as a promiscuous womant
As Lead, my stofach turned, and I almost vomited
Suddenly, a phone call came through.
I answered in a daze, and immediately, a barrage of insults erupted.
“You shameless bitch You ungrateful whore! You deserve to allow a thousand silver needlest
“Sean is your savior, as long as you’re alive, you’re his dog. How dare you talk about divorce! You filthy thing! Go die!”
“Lucky the baby inside you didn’t survive. Otherwise, you’re just a gold–digging heartless bitch!”
I was stunned, unsure of how to respond
Suddenly, the car stopped at the side of the road. A pair of hands took my phone.
Alex’s face was cold as he harshly scolded.
“You’re feeling sorry for him again? You don’t even know the whole story, and yet you’re passing judgment. Who do you think you are?”
“Shut your filthy mouth! Do you even realize that what you’re doing is illegal
The person on the other end of the line, someone who only picks on the weak, hastily hung up.
looked at Alex in gratitude, but my mind was still a tangled mess.
Seeing my state. Alex comforted me
“The internet has no memory. This will blow over in a few days”
I managed a forced smile, but for some reason. I had an ominous feeling in my heart.
As it turned out, my intuition was right.
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I was being cyberhöllled.
The person who called was a logget live streaming at the time,
Alex’s words were broadcasted word for word
While some rational people understood that the situation might not be as simple as it seemed, many others, without knowing the truth, joined in the
endur attack
Spon, rumors spread accusing me of cheating with Alex
When Alex found out, he looked at me with guil,
“Sorry, I think I made things worse.”
Ishook my head and sled.
“It’s fine. Let’s just ignore it.”
“Coach Stone, how about focusing on teaching me lung to sim? That’s much harder than clearing up a misunderstanding”
I knew that even if Alex hadn’t said those words. I would still have been cyberbullied. The internet had already started to form a lynch mob against me, and no matter what I said it was too late to change their minds.
All I could do was gather evidence and wait for the heat to die down before king back.
And I waint lying.
Because of my childhood trauma, 1 freeze up the moment I enter water, let alone swim.
Alex passed for a moment, then smiled gently.
“Alright, I’ll do as you say.
He kept his word.
With Alex’s gradual encouragement and help, I started improving
I once asked him, since he liked me, why didn’t he try to stop me from leaving saying things like “I can’t live without you?”
I wasn’t stupid. I could sense his feelings, which made me even more confused
Back then, when I wanted to learn swimming, Sean had rejected me in the same way.
Hearing this, Alex froze for a moment before gently hugging me
“Because I wanted to respect you, and I didn’t want you to get hurt when I wasn’t around. I didn’t want you to become a fragile bird that couldn’t
“Emily, I’m afraid the incident from ten years ago will repeat. I can’t lose you gam
“That day, when I came back from school, they told me you had drowned. Forgen years, I’ve regretted norteaching you how to swim.”
“I’ve already endured the pain of losing you once. I can’t bear it a second time, Emily. I’ll die without you.”
booked into his eyes, filled with deep affection, and my heart seemed to skip beat.
At that moment, fireworks suddenly lit up the sky in the distance. The brilliant colors reflected in Alex’s pupils, and the intense love in his gaze was
unmistakable
I wanted to look away in embarrassment, but he cupped my face with his hands
Emily, can you give me a chance to pursue you?”
I blushed and was about to say something when a voice interrupted.
