Chapter 83
Those parents woke up to find their social media accounts completely overrun by an avalanche of criticism from furious netizens.
“I told you not to rush deleting those apology posts! What do we do now?”
The wealthy socialites held an emergency discussion in their private chat group.
“Even if Elara didn’t cheat, it doesn’t mean she’ll place in the finals! Didn’t you see those analysts saying other contestants deliberately held back their scores in the prelims? That’s the only reason she ranked first!”
“Let’s just lay low for a few days. When she gets crushed by all those PhD candidates in the finals, people will mock her all over again!!
Yesterday, several media outlets wanted to release their interviews with Elara. However, seeing how quickly public opinion shifted, they held back the footage as they were afraid of backlash.
Gingham TV, however, took the lead and released Elara’s full interview. They even aired a segment featuring Faye’s recorded phone call with Elara from the night before.
Upon learning the real reason Elara had been forced to take the exam at Tobias‘ house, netizens erupted in outrage.
Some even found proof that on the day of the prelims, Azure Shores really had suffered a sudden blackout.
“I’d like to deep–fry Elara’s ex–husband, just to see if he explodes!”
“Honestly? No need. Two words sum him up: human garbage.”
“The only mistake she made was being too young to tell the difference between a man and a dog.”
Within minutes, #ElaraJonesExHusband shot to the top of X’s trending list.
Although netizens had yet to uncover who exactly Elara’s ex–husband was, that didn’t stop them from cursing him and his entire family tree.
“Ah–chool”
Harvey sneezed as he stepped into his private CEO elevator in Fisher Corp. Cyrus was trailing nervously behind. him, phone in hand. As the elevator descended, Cyrus’s face grew paler and paler.
The #ElaraJonesExHusband hashtag was trending at the top, and Cyrus nearly dropped his phone.
This was bad. Oh, this was really, really bad.
He stole a few glances at the back of Harvey’s head, and it looked dark and unreadable.
Did Harvey even know yet that the Internet was roasting him?
But more importantly–how was he supposed to break the news to him?
The elevator doors opened, and Harvey stepped out. The lobby buzzed with employees chatting animatedly, their voices drifting right into his ears.
“Elara’s ex–husband is absolute scum!”
Harvey froze mid–step. Cyrus, still behind him, came to an abrupt halt as well. Sweat was now beading on his
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forehead.
“She was like a rose blooming in a dumpster–except the dempster has more value than her ex because at least it can be recycled!”
“Ah–choo!”
Some employees finally noticed Harvey.
“Good morning, Mr. Fisher,” one greeted.
Some then continued, “In my village, petty, narrow–minded men like him would be single for life!”
“Ah–choo!”
More employees turned around, and they greeted Harvey.
“Bless you, Mr. Fisher.”
But some staff members were still at it, blissfully unaware as they continued to bash “Elara’s ex–husband“.
“Women age like fine wine, and men age like expired mayonnaise! You can study to get smarter, you can get surgery to look better, but if you’re rotten on the inside, there’s no cure for that!”
Harvey rubbed his nose, suppressing another sneeze. At that moment, the entire lobby fell silent. Every single pair of eyes landed on him.
