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Trevor gave lip service to not using showbiz tricks against Aubree, but the moment he turned around, he was already texting his assistant, Joey Reed.

Trever thought, “What better time to spread rumors than during the esports championship hype

But little did Trever know, Auburn was thinking the exact same thing

Plagiarism among college students won’t uncommon, and the Wilson family could’ve easily swept it under the rug without causing much of a stir. But Carmen just had to get on stage. This made her a prime target for public scrutiny.

Bowen wasted no time. By the time Joey was about to pay for a smear campaign against Aubree, the trending searches were already filled with hashtags accusing Carmen of haing a ghostwriter.

Joey said urgently, “Boss, check the trending searches now, Rumors about Carmen hiring a ghostwriter are all over the internet, and people have already figured out she’s your sister Your haters are using this to attack you if we don’t act fast, this could seriously damage your reputation.”

When Joey called, Trevor almost thought he’d misheard. “Wait, Carmen’s the one getting dragged online?”

She thought. If I remember right, didn’t Bryan handle this? How could it still go wrong?”

Trevor’s gaze froze for a moment as a name surfaced in his mind, Bowen.

If Bowen was really behind this, then Bryan alone didn’t stand a chance.

A spark of interest flickered in Trevor’s eyes. “Well, this just got interesting,” he thought.

“Hold off on that matter I asked you to handle,” Trevor ordered, a smirk playing on his lips. Right now, he was far more interested in seeing how Carmen would dig herself out of this mess

Meanwhile, Carmen received a call from Rithol Art School, essentially demanding her voluntary withdrawal

If she refused to

to withdraw on her own, Rithal Art School would have no choice but to expel her.

“Aubree, you fucking bitch” Carmen screamed, hurling her phone to the floor where it shattered into pieces.

Carmen’s face darkened with rage, teetering on the edge of explosion. Her breath came in short, ragged bursts

Bowen never misses his mark. With the backlash from her outburst at the Autumn Finals already brewing, Carmen had truly shot herself in the foot, leaving her with no way to defend herself.

Staying at Rithol was out of the question now. The priority was damage control. She had to clear her name from those ghostwriting allegations online. But she wondered who she could possibly turn to for help.

She thought, ‘Emery’s definitely out. Daxton rushed back to the lab last night for an emergency. No way he’ll be free anytime soon. And Mom and Dad? They’re on a business trip in a neighboring state.

Among the remaining options, Carmen hesitated for a moment before deciding to turn to Bryan for help.

nearly noon had completely refreshed her, melting away all the exhaustion

night, the pain in her back had significantly subsided, allowing

bank notification, her prize money from the Autumn Finals had

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With only seven members in God’s fury, and Alvin giving up his share for the rest of us to split,

rereading the message several times, Aubres

lood on the table. It looked

out, “Carol, did we have

were going to call you down for lunch, but he insisted we shouldn’t disturb your sleep. He ate first and asked us to prepare a fresh meal for you when

‘Bowen stayed overnight at Ellis Heights? she thought, somewhat

to him about the club after the Autumn Finals celebration.

were here right now, it would

that only by becoming truly strong herself

Alvin around yesterday, Darton still dared to strike. After all, Alvin was a Turner in name only, he didn’t have any real clout to make people wary. But the moment Bowen showed up, Darton got put in his

in the

at the

desk, Carmen was uncharacteristically nervous. She hadn’t spoken to Bryan since that awkward moment when he asked her about

still didn’t know if Bryan had figured anything out. That time, before

of her shirt. Her eyes darted away from the receptionist’s puzzled gaze. After a moment’s hesitation, she finally stepped into the elevator that led straight to Bryan’s office on the

called out,

Bryan looked up dazedly at the sound of his name. When he recognized who it was, a flicker of disappointment flashed through his eyes before his brows drew together. “What are you doing here?” he demanded, his voice edged with

an unexpected edge of

her eyes, as if

look he just gave, who was he

mind.

of her date by Bryan’s repeated questioning, she hung her head in dismay and whimpered, “Bryan, did you check your phone? The ghostwriter you found for me turned against me

our family should know about this. Maybe Aubree has caught wind of it too. Could it be that… Or perhaps that person just didn’t

glances at

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dragged the Wilson family into it. She deliberately wanted Bryan to pin the blame on Aubre, even if not for her sake, surely for the lawly’s

eye and let her do whatever she wanted. He was no longer the one who

Hescoed coldly

Bryan’s eyes. He was staring at her with