Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 166

Someone even released evidence of Laurel bullying female classmates in high school, proving this had always been her

character.

The attacks gradually expanded from her love life to her work and personal life.

News about Laurel’s poor acting skills, lip–syncing during performances, plastic surgeries, stepping on former friends to advance her career during her three years abroad, and sabotaging newcomers one by one, these topics climbed the trending search rankings.

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I raised an eyebrow as I watched the explosion of posts online. No wonder Blake wanted me to clarify things – the pressure from public opinion had clearly become too intense for him to handle.

My phone rang, and Astrid’s name flashed on the screen.

“Audrey!” she exclaimed as soon as I answered. “You seen what’s happening online? This is karma! Laurel Rose thought she could destroy you with internet trolls, but it backfired. Now she’s the one whose reputation is in ruins!”

I frowned. “Besides me, who else has Laurel Rose offended?”

Though I was pleased to see Laurel facing backlash, I wasn’t naive enough to believe this tide of public opinion was spontaneous, especially when strong enough to leave even Blake helpless.

“With her personality,” Astrid coughed nervously, “isn’t it normal she’s offended powerful people? She…”

“Astrid,” I cut her off. “How much did you spend orchestrating this?”

a long silence, Astrid sighed. “You’re too sharp. I couldn’t stand watching Laurel bully you, so I invested about a hundred thousand to control the

I pressed, “if you only invested that much, Blake’s people could clean up those posts in minutes. Tell me the truth. How much did you

thousand!” Astrid protested. “But my contribution was just

tightened around the phone. “Felix

who put up most of the money is the mysterious figure behind him. I’ve asked him repeatedly, but he won’t say who it is. Maybe it’s some rich person from New York

my head buzz with

This mysterious person…

wealthy admirer with a crush

But rather…

Blake’s POV

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out,” Michael said. “Felix Thompson

opinion, he received two transfers. One

much larger sum… was from

figures, a cold smile forming on my

all out

wonder we couldn’t delete those posts, no matter what

Michael. The proof was right there my grandfather had pulled serious strings to destroy

the car ready,” I said. “We’re going

taking the file. His

Miss Rose?” he