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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.

Sleeping in until nearly noon had

night, the pain in her back had significantly subsided, allowing her to move around normally

bank notification, her prize money from the

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God’s fury, and Alvin giving up his share for the rest of us to split, she ended up with over 3 million dollars. With this kind of money,

Aubres finally pocketed her phone and

saw lood on the

did we have

you’re up, Aubere. Bowen stayed over last night. We were going to call you down for lunch, but he insisted we shouldn’t disturb your sleep. He ate first and asked us to

with surprise. ‘Bowen stayed overnight at Ellis Heights?

asked, a little too eagerly. She’d planned to talk to him about the club after the Autumn Finals celebration. If she could rope in this golden ticket as an investor, it would save her

here right now, it would

her realize that only by becoming truly strong herself

in name only, he didn’t have any real clout to make people wary. But the moment Bowen showed up, Darton got

be in the study, Carol

at

desk, Carmen was uncharacteristically nervous. She hadn’t spoken to Bryan since that awkward moment

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

fingers fidgeting with the ham of her shirt. Her eyes darted away from the receptionist’s puzzled gaze. After a moment’s hesitation, she finally

out,

who it was, a flicker of disappointment flashed through his eyes before

an unexpected edge of impatience

her lip, a hint of shock in her eyes, as if trying to confirm what she was

me? And that look he just gave,

question swirled in Carmen’s mind. Her lips trembled, eyes smoldering with

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 and now

Aubree has caught wind of it too. Could it be that… Or perhaps that person

head slightly bowed, stealing glances at Bryan’s expression from the

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She deliberately wanted Bryan to pin the blame on Aubre, even if not for her sake, surely for the lawly’s sake, she fell that he’d be

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

Hescoed coldly

she met Bryan’s eyes. He was staring