He Dumped Me, Now He Begs for Me

Chapter 4

She found Liam, hoping that the PR team of Carter Group would issue an official statement to prove that she was the real Mrs. Carter.

But Liam only said indifferently, "It's just a bunch of people talking nonsense online. Don't waste your time on this baseless gossip. Just ignore it."

Disheartened, Emily gave up any hope that Liam would speak up for her. She had no choice but to post a photo of their wedding on her account.

But Sophie's fans cried Photoshop, and the online mob's outrage against the homewrecker only grew fiercer.

Even the graves of Emily's parents were maliciously vandalized.

Emily collected all the evidence of the online harassment she had suffered and took those people to court.

Only then did those vicious voices gradually fade away over time.

But the harm those words caused never disappeared. For a long time after that, whenever anyone looked at her, she would tremble all over like a frightened bird.

That offhand threat from Sophie brought everything rushing back to Emily.

She forced herself to calm down. She had come back for her jewelry business. Any unexpected complications would only bring her unnecessary trouble.

With Liam's parents making the call, all the jade from the Western Hill mine was sold to Emily at a low price.

For the next two months, she lived and breathed her work, holed up in her studio day and night.

And it turned out just as she had hoped: she took home the gold medal of this design competition.

But right in the middle of her acceptance speech, the entire audience suddenly started whispering to each other.

A wave of dread rose up in Emily's heart.

She bit down hard on the flesh inside her mouth, forcing herself to take slow, deep breaths.

After stepping off the stage, she pulled out her phone with shaking hands.

The news of her win was indeed trending on the search rankings.

But the old rumor that she was a homewrecker was trending even higher.

And this time, on top of the old stories from ten years ago, there were new photos from the recent engagement party.

In the photo, Liam wore a dark burgundy suit, his body pressed tight against Emily's back as he whispered in her ear. The blurry quality of the image made the pair look all the more intimate.

People online exploded with insults.

Those familiar hateful posts instantly pulled Emily back to the terror she felt ten years ago.

Her heart felt as if it were being crushed under a massive boulder. She could barely breathe.

She blacked out and crumpled to the floor.