"Yvette, this matter has nothing to do with Gloria Galloway, don’t try to pin the blame on her. I’ve said I’d help you, so don’t worry and leave it to me."
But Yvette didn’t listen to Julian’s words at all. Her mind was filled with the curses from people online.
Julian stayed with her at the police station, and arranged for someone to contact the victim’s family, offering a ten million compensation. Initially, they refused, but when he raised it to twenty million, the boy’s parents immediately agreed.
As long as the boy’s family doesn’t press charges, once the matter dies down, it will soon be forgotten.
Julian thought this way, but he overlooked one problem. Someone in the entertainment circle knew that the car belonged to Yvette and had already leaked this to the media. Online, the insults aimed at Yvette were already overwhelming and unbearable.
Yvette was increasingly breaking down, often inexplicably lashing out at Julian, like a madwoman.
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In the evening, Yvette sent a message to Gloria Galloway.
— Gloria, don’t you like Julian? If you step up and take the blame for this, I will leave Julian far, far away and never come back.
When Gloria saw the message, her heart skipped a beat for a moment, but she didn’t reply.
Yvette eagerly sent a second message.
— I watched the video, you were there at the scene, Gloria, I’m not joking with you. I have discussed it with Julian, if you’re willing, we will compensate you well, and the boy’s parents won’t press charges. All compensations will be reasonable, you just need to take the blame, at most you’ll get a record, but the police won’t do anything to you.
Yvette tried to use enticing words, and she did this without Julian’s knowledge.
Gloria’s eyes flickered; she was somewhat tempted. Yes, she desperately wished for Yvette to leave Julian, so she would have a chance.
Now, what Yvette said were exactly the things she cared a lot about.
She thought for a moment and then agreed to the terms.
"Fine, but you need to leave him immediately."
When Yvette saw Gloria’s message, a hint of overwhelming joy flashed across her face.
The next morning, the police released a message saying they had already caught the responsible driver, and the two parties had reconciled.
The boy’s family had chosen reconciliation, and the netizens couldn’t do anything, but they still indignantly dug out the so-called culprit driver the police mentioned.
Gloria’s name quickly came into the spotlight. Originally, the police had kept the matter absolutely confidential, but Yvette, seeing that the netizens were relentless in digging into the car incident, was afraid she would be exposed in the end, so she immediately pushed Gloria forward, letting her bear all the infamy.
Gloria was instantly bombarded with criticism on social media, her phone number was exposed, and tens of thousands of people were sending her hateful messages daily.
Gloria panicked; this wasn’t what she had imagined. Yvette had said it would merely be taking on a blame, and everything would remain confidential, no one would know who she was. But now, it was clear that everyone believed she was the one who killed the boy.
Gloria didn’t dare to look at her phone, curling up on the sofa in fear.
When Eleanor Hollis and Samantha Sullivan arrived, this was what they saw.
"Gloria, did you really hit that little boy? Why didn’t you tell us? You never drink, so why did you drink that day?"
Eleanor was very much against drunk driving, considering it irresponsible to both oneself and others’ lives.
She never imagined that her friend would drink and drive, let alone kill a young boy.
Gloria shook her head, wanting to deny it, but remembering her deal with Yvette, her eyes dimmed.
She explained her agreement with Yvette truthfully, then hung her head in silence, waiting for the two to scold her.
But Eleanor and Samantha didn’t say a word, instead, they looked at her with grim eyes.
"Did you know? Yvette and Julian just announced their engagement today, Gloria, you were deceived."
Eleanor’s voice was low, with a hint of coldness.
Gloria immediately raised her head, impossible. The person had promised her they would leave Julian, how could they be engaged!
She quickly picked up her phone and checked Weibo, sure enough, Weibo had crashed.
Because Julian was so popular with many fans, his announcement of the engagement directly crashed the platform.
Gloria’s face turned pale instantly; she clicked into Julian’s Weibo to see it was personally announced by Julian along with photos of the two of them looking sweet.
Tears streamed down her face, staring at the screen not knowing what to say.
She knew why Julian chose to announce the engagement now, it was simply to help Yvette, to divert attention from the continuing heat of the matter.
Gloria bit her teeth hard, took out her phone, and dialed Yvette’s number, but no one answered.
Suddenly her whole body went limp, looking blankly at the two in front of her.
Eleanor sighed; she remembered how Gloria used to be brave and determined in the workplace, faced all types of people, yet she fell into Yvette’s trap.
"She simply made a random promise, why did you believe it, Gloria? You know well what kind of woman Yvette is."
The three of them stayed silent, only Gloria’s sobs could be heard.
Eleanor was angry, but it was mixed with disappointment over Gloria not living up to expectations.
She was obviously so competent, if only she would stay and work steadily at Grandeur, with her abilities, she’d soon be promoted to a higher level, but now this incident had left a mark on her record. If she ever joins Grandeur again, she is certain to be exposed, finding a job in the future would be impossible.
"I was too foolish, I was too foolish."
Gloria kept repeating these words; her gaze occasionally stopped on Julian’s Weibo, every word was like a dagger.
"I will go find Julian, Gloria. Let this be a lesson, once this matter is over, forget about this man."
Eleanor assumed Julian was involved in this, feeling resentment towards him.
However, Julian was, at this moment, still unconscious, having been asleep since he drank the water Yvette handed him, and it was Yvette who used his phone to post that Weibo.
Yvette untied his clothes, then stripped herself bare, snuggling into his embrace.
As long as Julian didn’t side with Gloria, the matter was already settled. Gloria had already admitted to the matter herself, and the police had announced her name, no one would doubt her again.