Chapter 331 Downfall in the Spotlight
“Dr. Christian, fortune is knocking at your door. If you handle this properly. I’ve got more rewards waiting for you.”
At those words, Christian’s guilt seemed to case a little.
After all, take the money, fix the problem–that was the deal.
After sending Christian off, Eliza called her driver and got in the car.
“Mr. Nathan, are we heading to the company now?” the driver asked.
“No. Take me home.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
The driver took Eliza back to her apartment complex. As soon as she stepped inside, she saw Halbert sitting in her living room.
“Come on–you live right across the hall. Do you really need to crash on my couch every other day?”
“Did you check the school forum yet?”
“Haven’t had time. What now?”
The school forum had been in a constant state of chaos lately. Every day, some new drama exploded.
Eliza kicked off her shoes and unlocked her phone. Sure enough, the top post was blowing up. Screenshots had even made their way to entertainment sites.
The headline read: #Claire University Gold Digger Knocks on Director’s Hotel Room at Midnight
Eliza frowned and tapped the link to the trending post on the entertainment platform.
There it was: a set of high–resolution, pixel–blurred photos–and even a GIF.
The footage showed a tall, pale, long–legged girl from Claire University sneaking up to a five–star hotel room in the middle of the night and knocking on a film director’s door.”
The photos not only exposed the girl’s face, but also clearly showed the director’s as well..
Eliza recognized him instantly–it was the same director from Soren’s concert.
And the girl… was Naomi.
Eliza froze.
She hadn’t expected Naomi to use that kind of tactic to land the guest spot at Soren’s c
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Soren hadn’t mentioned any of this. Eliza had assumed his team had picked Naomi as the
She hadn’t imagined Naomi had slept her way into it.
The school forum had exploded.
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Claire University, a century–old institution with a spotless public image, was now trending for grooming high–end escorts–thanks to Naomi.
Almost every post in the forum’s top 100 was calling for Naomi to be expelled.
It had come out that Soren originally planned to randomly select a fan from the audience to perform alongside him.
But some shameless freshman had snuck to the director’s hotel room in the middle of the night to get close to Soren and fish for a man.
Naomi’s dark past was being dragged into the light–everything from making her older sister take her exams in high school to faking her way into the image of a rich, brilliant girl. All just to bag a rich husband.
Even gossip about her stealing her sister’s fiancé back in high school had surfaced.
Eliza was honestly surprised. These netizens really were terrifying. They’d dug up everything in just a few hours.
“Soren sure knows how to play dirty,” Halbert muttered, sarcasm dripping from his tone. “Not nearly as sweet and innocent as he looks.”
Eliza stayed silent.
As much as she didn’t want to believe it, this did reek of Soren’s handiwork.
How else could paparazzi capture such clear footage?
And even if they did, no one would dare post it this openly unless they were paid to.
Who would care enough to dig into some small–time university concert?
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Naomi had just returned to the apartment after her surgery when she saw the forum post.
It wasn’t just exploding on the Claire University forum–this was trending everywhere.
She never imagined things would blow up this badly.
“Naomi, take your medicine,” Evelyn said, bringing over a bowl of dark, bitter herbal concoction.
Naomi pinched her nose and grimaced. “What is this?”
“It’s medicine–to help you conceive.”
Evelyn smiled. “This way, you’ll give birth to a healthy baby boy! Then the Rivers family will finally see its day in the sun.”
Naomi glanced from the black liquid to the flood of online hate.
Yes. She needed to get pregnant. Use a child to tie Nathaniel down.
Only then would her position be secure. No one would dare move against her.
Gritting her teeth, Naomi forced the bitter concoction down in one gulp.
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Seeing her daughter so obedient warmed Evelyn’s heart.
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“Don’t worry. This formula is proven. You’ll be pregnant in no time. Then the Rivers family will finally have. a way out.”
Naomi wiped her mouth. “Don’t celebrate too soon. Looking like this, who’s going to touch me?”
Her face was completely ruined. Dr. Christian had said it would take at least a month to heal.
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