“My opponent deliberately accused me of buying him off and is now trying to discredit me online. He said that I won the championship through unfair means.” Ellen sighed.
“Really?” Jared sat next to her and picked up her phone to check the posts. After reading them, he clenched his fists when he saw a comment saying that Ellen’s victory was only possible because he had manipulated the scores behind the scenes.
The comment discredited her hard work and tagged her with a reputation for buying championships, which led to her being questioned throughout the internet.
“This is outrageous! He is digging his own grave!” Jared’s face contorted with anger. He didn’t mind being targeted, but he would not tolerate anyone bullying his woman..
With that, he picked up his phone and dialed Stanley’s number. ‘Have you seen the online attacks against Ellen? Investigate this immediately.” “Yes, Mr. Presgrave!”
Jared also felt a sense of guilt, for he shouldn’t have announced their relationship so publicly. After all, it had given Alden a reason to defame Ellen. Since Ellen had an ultra-wealthy boyfriend who inherited a conglomerate, it made Alden’s malicious remarks seem more convincing.
“I’m sorry, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have been so high-profile about our relationship. Jared blamed himself.
Ellen was originally very angry, but upon hearing his words, she immediately wrapped her arms around his neck and shook her head earnestly. “How can this be your fault? You should be blaming the despicable Alden.”
“I wanted to announce to the whole world that you are my girlfriend, but I should’ve been more low-key to protect you,” Jared confessed as he kissed her. “I will investigate this matter and make sure Alden pays the price.”
“Okay, I’m not in a hurry.” Ellen nodded. She had nothing to fear, for she had a clear conscience.
At the same time, Selena, who was at the hotel, kept checking comments about Ellen online. The more she read, the more excited she became. Ellen’s reputation had been tarnished, and the internet was filled with criticism and outrageous comments toward her. Selena felt extremely satisfied, for this was the result she wanted.
Soon, Jay called her. He had been keeping an eye on Ellen’s news and was now relieved. “Selena, I’ve done everything you asked me to do. Can you let me go now?”
“Give me another 15,000 and I’ll let this go,” Selena demanded the money greedily.
“Selena, you…” Jay was a stingy person, but he did not expect Selena to be so greedy. 15,000 and nothing less than that,” Selena blackmailed him. “Fine! Consider myself unlucky!” Jay then hung up the call furiously.
Selena was overjoyed. Not only she had easily destroyed Ellen’s reputation, she even got 15,000 from it. It was enough to pay for some of her expenses for the time being. She had been in jail for over a year, and it was time for her to enjoy herself. The pleasure of retaliating against Ellen was fantastic.
Meanwhile, everyone in Ellen’s team felt powerless in dealing with this matter because of Alden’s words. Even if they wanted to prove the truth, they had no way of doing so.
“Ellen relied on her talent to win,’ Brook said with certainty. “We all know that Ellen relied on her talent, but unfortunately, the netizens have blindly believed Alden’s words. Ugh! Alden is too shameless.”
“We can only suffer this loss. I’m just worried. that Ellen can’t take it since she’s still so young, and it’s apparent that Alden is out to get her!”
“The TV station just called and said that the interview has been postponed. I think we’re done for!” “Who would dare to interview us given these circumstances? Our team’s chance to become famous has been destroyed.”
“Do you think Ellen’s boyfriend is actually the president of Presgrave Group? He’s a super rich second generation!” an assistant uttered. Hearing that, everyone fell silent. Now, only Brook firmly believed that Ellen was a talented person!
