News of Ellen buying her championship spread like wildfire online. Many media
companies also grabbed this chance to gain traction and cash in on the opportunity.
However, at 6.30PM, all the media outlets fell silent, and any discussion of Ellen
vanished. It was as if a large hand had taken firm control of the situation behind the
scenes, halting all the slander and insults aimed at Ellen.
Without the internet to spread the word, the fans quickly diverted their attention to
something else. As for the incident with Ellen, it was limited to small offline talk. After
all, Ellen wasn’t a major celebrity.
A force had seeped into the chess world and begun investigating this incident that
targeted Ellen.
Meanwhile, Alden was feeling a little accomplished, for he didn’t expect to ruin Ellen’s
reputation just because of something he said while venting about his defeat in the
competition.
He was on good terms with Jay in private too. Even though he didn’t know why Jay
had suddenly asked him to do this, it was just a piece of cake for him to slander and
attack the newbie with just a few sentences.
Now that the deed was done, Jay invited Alden to a meal and some drinks at night as
repayment for his favor. Because of Alden’s help, Jay’s problem was solved as well,
and everything was settled after he transferred the money to Selena.
After a few drinks, Alden was still curious as to why Jay would target Ellen. Jay had
nowhere else to vent, and Alden wasn’t an outsider either, so he decisively told Alden
about Selena blackmailing him..
When Alden heard everything, he felt like he had helped Jay tremendously, so it was
considered a huge favor. Hence, Jay would gladly return the favor if Alden ran into
anything in the future.
“Jay, I was putting myself at risk to help you, but I don’t like Ellen that much either, you
know? I’ve been coveting the championship for almost eight years, and I swore I
would get first place this year.
Who knew that a brat would appear out of nowhere and block my path? That’s just
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