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.

tea with an air of satisfaction, she

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

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

quietly instructed Carole to stoke the fire even more, determined to keep the scandal

Effie's true colors, she thought. Effie was always fickle-two- timing, never

to fight back,

soon as Luther arrived at the

a mess," Luther said, concern etched across

trusted Effie-he was sure she'd never cheat on Mr. Etheridge. There had to

phone buzzing nonstop with trending alerts about Effie. He dismissed them without a word, but when he caught sight of a particular comment "Heard this woman's

"Sir, should we have PR

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

down, Lyman trusted Effie. She wasn't like

he'd seen those doctored photos,

quickly regained his

obvious-someone was

off to handle

the

after, a well-known blogger posted a video

photos" as fakes-crude Photoshop

Effie trying to push the other person away, visibly uncomfortable and repeatedly shaking them