...
[Hahaha, just want to say those eight bros feasted. Is there a full version? Drop the link!]
[Mina's life is practically ruined. If this hadn't been exposed, she could have gotten surgery and found some sucker for an arranged marriage. Now, she couldn't give herself away for free.]
[The rich girl has some nice curves! Hahahahaha]
...
Once the video went live, not only was Isolde branded as a vicious monster all over again, but Mina was publicly crucified on the pillar of shame.
There were people deliberately driving the narrative, completely ignoring the horrific trauma Mina had suffered. Instead, they gleefully kicked her while she was down, using purity culture to degrade and humiliate her.
A suffocating gloom fell over the Blackthorne estate once more.
The one struggling the most to process the truth was Eleonora. She had always assumed Mina refused to come home because she couldn't accept her identity. She never imagined the reality was this brutal.
When Isolde locked herself in her room, Eleonora could sit by the door and keep her company. But with Mina's tragedy exposed, she couldn't even summon the courage to look her daughter in the eye.
The situation spiraled rapidly. Soon, fresh protests erupted against Sterling.
People accused him of fabricating evidence and manipulating the public.
Critics questioned his competence. An old proverb stated that a leader must first govern his own house before governing the nation. Since Sterling couldn't even manage his own corrupt household, he was completely unfit to serve on the State Council.
Others pointed out that the Blackthornes were a den of vipers lacking basic morals, demanding a full-scale government investigation.
*
The Eden Club at Yutai Academy.
A group of teenagers howled and whistled, cheering wildly at the massive screen in the room. The video paused right as the shirt was torn, and the boys erupted into raucous jeers.
"Kael, you really know how to pick them. Who would've thought Isolde was the real Blackthorne heiress? You guys..."
Mid-sentence, the boys burst into a fit of obnoxious laughter.
Kael Kenyon crossed his legs and laughed mockingly. "Get the hell out of here. Keep your nose out of my business."
Preston smirked and gave a subtle look to a few others. The group immediately understood and dragged the offending boy out of the room.
Kael clicked his tongue. "Since when did you have such a strong sense of justice?"
Josslyn shot him a sideways glare. "I'm the one who called the cops when you were peeping in middle school. Since when did I have it?"
Kael jumped up, aiming a flying kick. "Screw you."
*
Meanwhile, in Merriton City.
Vivienne turned off the television and dialed Caspian Ravenshire.
"Grandpa, I have a bold idea."
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