Divorce Failed! My Wife's Secret Identities Shock the World novel Chapter 177

Elena chewed her lip. "It's gotten huge. You should call the police."

She studied law—she knew what harassment could spiral into when mobs got involved.

Maeve handed the phone back. "I did take their money. And I did refuse to donate a kidney to my half-brother."

Elena's face fell.

"My stepmother's post—most of it is built on facts that can't be argued in public. Calling the cops won't fix the real problem."

Elena didn't know what to say.

Maeve's eyes were sharp with mockery. "She really is a professional. Isla managed to scrub the Morales family's dirty work clean and make them look like victims."

Isla knew exactly what she was doing with language.

In her version, Maeve was the product of Luka's fling "with another woman" before he married Isla.

She never once mentioned that "other woman" had actually been Luka's legal wife at the time.

Serenity Vance had kept a low profile, and her marriage to Luka had only lasted two years. To the public, Isla was the wife that counted—the glamorous one, the visible one.

So the cruelty online wasn't only about Maeve refusing a kidney.

In the eyes of people who didn't know the truth, Maeve was a shameful bastard daughter who should be grateful for scraps.

Nice. Really nice.

Whoever ran this smear campaign knew exactly how to push every button.

Elena stepped forward and hugged her. "I don't care what the internet says. I believe you. Always."

Elena trusted her gut. And her gut told her Maeve wasn't what those posts described—she'd been set up.

A harsh voice cut in.

"You're Maeve, right?"

"Withdraw. Get out of Aethelburg."

Their voices drew a crowd. Students slowed, then stopped, hungry for drama.

Elena moved in front of Maeve like a shield. "All of you, shut up. You don't know the truth—who gave you the right to play judge and jury?"

Glasses Girl raised her voice. "The internet's exploding with it."

"Facts are facts. Did she take the Morales family's two hundred million—yes or no? Did she promise a kidney—yes or no?"

The crowd began to echo it.

"Exactly. If she didn't agree, why would they transfer that kind of money?"

"‘Making up for lost years'—please. A normal settlement would be, what, a few thousand? Maybe tens of thousands. No court would award two hundred million."

"Typical. The side-piece's kid—only cares about money. No morals."