Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 130

If things kept spiraling like this, there'd be no way to contain the fallout.

Shirley never doubted Effie-not for a second.

She simply wasn't the type to get between a couple, and even though they hadn't known each other long, Shirley trusted her instincts about Effie's character.

What she couldn't understand was why someone was so determined to drag Effie through the mud.

"Don't worry. The truth will come out," Effie said calmly, her voice steady.

With nothing else to do, Shirley could only return awkwardly to her seat, worry still etched on her face.

But the scandal wasn't dying down-in fact, it was only growing.

In just an hour, the story had shot into the top five trending topics online, and it showed no signs of slowing down.

With Effie staying quiet, whoever was behind the rumors grew bolder, paying off influencers and gossip accounts to fan the flames and spread more fabricated dirt.

Soon, the internet was flooded with nasty comments, calling Effie every degrading name imaginable and branding her a homewrecker. The tide of public opinion turned sharply against her.

Suzan, on the other hand, was positively glowing that day.

She'd started this whole thing on a whim, never expecting it would blow up so spectacularly.

air of satisfaction,

right! That's what you get for flirting with Mitchell!

high spirits. She hadn't expected there were others who despised Effie as

instructed Carole to stoke the fire

true colors, she thought. Effie was always fickle-two- timing,

fight back,

Luther arrived at the office, he rushed to update

said, concern etched across

sure she'd never cheat on Mr. Etheridge.

buzzing nonstop with trending alerts about Effie. He dismissed them without a word, but when

approached cautiously. "Sir, should we have PR step

on it now. Wipe this off the trending list," Lyman replied, voice like steel. "And have someone pull the security footage. I want to know exactly

Effie. She wasn't

time he'd seen those doctored photos, anger had flashed through

he'd quickly regained his

was obvious-someone was orchestrating this

to handle

the trending topic

after, a well-known blogger posted

as

the other person away, visibly uncomfortable and