Dauntless God Of War novel Chapter 276

Even Marilyn's assistant hesitated to speak.

“What's wrong with you all? Can't you talk?” Marilyn asked again.

“You're on the trending headlines again, but this time, it's not for a good reason. You'd better steel yourself,” her assistant said somewhat worriedly before passing the phone to Marilyn.

Marilyn had a sinking feeling as she gazed at the others' expressions.

When she checked the list of trending headlines and saw the video and photos, she was utterly stunned, and the color drained from her face.

“How did this happen? Who did this?” she muttered in a panic.

A video like this circulating online will wreck the reputation I've spent years building! Not only will it destroy my future, but what'll it make Isabella think of me?

At that thought, she immediately dropped all work and rushed home.

Upon her return, Marilyn saw Isabella sitting alone in the bedroom. The latter was hugging her laptop in a daze as tears slid down slowly from the corners of her eyes.

Seeing Isabella in that state was confirmation to Marilyn that the former had come across the trending article. Hence, the latter said hurriedly, “Let me explain, Bella. Things are not what they seem.”

Isabella's face contorted with pain when she saw Marilyn. “Oh, really? Explain yourself, then!”

I truly hope that things aren't what they seem!

“I was drugged by Harold that day and fell unconscious. By the time I woke up, everything had already happened!” Marilyn explained anxiously.

However, her explanation merely drew an icy stare from Isabella.

“Hah! You claim he drugged you and that you fell unconscious, yet you were all over him like a cat in heat and seducing him. You told me you were saving yourself for your future husband, but that was all a lie. I was wrong about you.”

As Isabella spoke, tears streamed down her face. Then, she spun on her heel and left Marilyn's mansion.

Marilyn was taken aback by Isabella's response. The combination of the video and photos implies that I was the one who seduced Harold, and then we had sex. By the looks of it, I'll never be able to clear my name.

“Bella, it's really not what you think...” Marilyn shouted, her voice cracking as she called out after Isabella.

However, even she felt that such an explanation was weak and unconvincing.

Not having the courage to give chase, she plopped onto the floor before tears fell quietly from her eyes.

The scandal became a much-discussed topic among Marilyn's fans, and her image as a pure and flawless celebrity was in tatters. Soon, it went from being one of the top five trending headlines to taking the top spot.

Even Wrenna, who did not usually follow celebrity gossip, got wind of it.

Wrenna walked out of her office to take a break after working two hours straight, only to see her subordinates gathered in a cluster. They were watching something on a phone while discussing it among themselves.

“D*mn it! That's my idol, Marilyn Schmidt! I can't believe she fell prey to that pig, Harold. Come to think of it, Harold is truly something else. He got involved with our cold-blooded supervisor right after breaking things off with Brittany. Now, he has even slept with the celebrity Marilyn Schmidt! Who would've thought?”

Wrenna could vaguely hear them talking about Harold and a celebrity.

“Why are you gossiping here during office hours when you should be working?” she demanded coldly.