As Justin Battleson was about to turn around and leave, he was suddenly held back by a tender little hand.
Charlotte Thompson murmured softly in her daze, "Don’t play around...Justin..."
Her voice was sweet and soft, tinged with a hint of coyness.
Those four words made Justin Battleson’s heart thud unexpectedly.
This little woman, she dared to call him Justin...
Unbeknownst to her, the Justin Charlotte was referring to was Chad Thompson, not Justin Battleson.
But Justin Battleson was unaware, an inadvertent smile flickering across his face as his dark eyes brightened.
"Goodnight." Justin Battleson bent down, leaving a kiss on her forehead, his voice soft as though it could melt into water.
He quietly closed the door and turned off the lights, leaving the room filled with Charlotte’s scent.
In the darkness, Charlotte seemed to sense something, furrowed her eyebrows, turned over, and fell back into a deep sleep.
Over at Evelyn Curtis’s place.
She had just finished her work and returned home, intending to have a shower and then relax with her phone before getting a beauty sleep.
But the moment she opened her Weibo, she was shocked.
Pictures of Charlotte Thompson, Justin Battleson, and Adam Ross drinking together had been posted one after another on the internet.
Netizens were passionate in their discussions, and Evelyn grinded her teeth at some of the positive comments.
However, whenever she saw derogatory comments about Charlotte, Evelyn felt a sense of camaraderie, silently giving them likes in her heart.
She continuously scrolled through the posts under this trending topic, until she saw one picture in particular. Read complete version only at novel✶fire.net
Evelyn’s pupils constricted abruptly, and she immediately clicked on the photo, enlarging it again and again.
What were they doing!
Justin Battleson was helping Charlotte? They left together, just the two of them!
Where could Justin be taking her?
Was Charlotte pretending to be drunk to seduce him?
What if they...what if something happened between them and Justin completely ignored her?
A sense of crisis grew in Evelyn’s heart.
This won’t do. She had to seize this opportunity to ruthlessly trample Charlotte beneath her foot.
Evelyn immediately put her plan into action, reaching out to Lucy.
In the middle of the night, Lucy was jolted awake, sure to cater to Evelyn’s requests despite her grumpiness from being woken.
Soon, within half an hour, a gossip account posted a series of scandalous rumors about Charlotte.
Accusing her of having illicit relationships with the boss, an inheritor...the claims were forceful and uncompromising.
They even posted some so-called "hard-evidence" pictures.
Netizens were hooked and flooded the post, giving up sleep to add fuel to the fire.
"Oh my! Who did Charlotte upset? Such big scandals."
"She’s just too conspicuous. She was the highlight of the jewelry contest and she had a fight with Evelyn Curtis. It’s no surprise she’s being targeted."
"Could this be the doing of someone behind Evelyn Curtis? After all, Evelyn has been in the entertainment industry for five years, she’s not naive."
"Are you kidding? Our Evelyn Curtis would never stoop so low."
"Exactly, and earlier posts included Justin Battleson too. Everyone knows the relationship between our Evelyn Curtis and Justin Battleson. Justin isn’t dumb enough to spread rumors about himself, right?"
Having said their piece, the netizens watched the drama unfold.
Then, the rumor-spreading account stepped in to lead the conversation.
"All of this is the hard-earned result of my efforts, not one person conspiring against another. But an outraged and disgusted individual."
This comment truly stirred up the discussion.
Once again, the netizens were led by the nose.