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.

an air of satisfaction, she

serves you right! That's what you get for

expected there were others who despised Effie

fire even more, determined to

thought.

up to fight back, but Lyman was already a step

that morning, as soon as Luther arrived at the office, he

is a mess," Luther said, concern etched

trusted Effie-he was sure she'd never cheat on

them without a word, but when he caught sight of a particular

should we

Lyman replied, voice like steel. "And have someone pull the security footage. I want

trusted Effie.

time he'd seen those doctored

he'd quickly regained

was obvious-someone was orchestrating this smear

to handle

minutes, the trending

after, a well-known blogger posted a

as fakes-crude

push the other person away, visibly uncomfortable