The Day I Quit Him (Autumn and Mars) novel Chapter 257

The Internet Goes Off on the Scumbag and the Other Woman

The Internet Goes Off on the Scumbag and the Other Woman

Autumn felt a little embarrassed by his words.

The truth was, she was the one who had gotten the better end of the o

marriage.

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Yet Owen’s attitude–as if their union wouldn’t be complete until she acknowledged him publicly–made Autumn start to wonder if she was being too

harsh.

Really, announcing their marriage wasn’t a big deal. The worst that could happen was a bit of gossip.

Autumn had seen it all before; she could handle something as trivial as that.

But still, she was a little scared.

Thankfully, Owen was so considerate. I’ll just wait a little longer, Autumn thought. Once I have everything at the company completely sorted out, I’ll announce the happy news.

When they got back to the villa, they found Mrs. Turner and a few others huddled together, staring at a phone and chattering about something.

They were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn’t even notice Owen and Autumn had returned.

It wasn’t until Autumn cleared her throat softly that they realized the master and mistress of the house were home.

“Sir, ma’am.”

Mrs. Turner was the first to walk over.

Taking the jacket Owen handed her, Mrs. Turner smiled at Autumn and said, “Ma’am, the way you shut down that scumbag today was brilliant. Your lines are practically becoming catchphrases.”

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Autumn froze, looking at Mrs. Turner in surprise. “Shut down what scumbag?”

Mrs. Turner replied, “It’s all over the local trending topics! Someone pos video of you confronting your ex–husband online, and people are alread you! It’s hilarious, we were just watching it.”

Autumn hadn’t expected today’s netizens to be so fast.

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They had barely left before the video was already online. Exchanging a helpless glance with Owen, she rubbed her throbbing temples. “Can you have someone take care of it?”

She was pregnant, and after everything that had just happened, she was exhausted and drained.

“Leave it to me.”

Owen nodded and took his phone to the study.

Autumn asked a maid to prepare a warm foot soak for her, then went to take a shower and change her clothes.

When she came out, the foot bath, aromatherapy oils, and everything else were all

set up.

Mrs. Turner had also thoughtfully placed a fruit platter on the coffee table.

Autumn walked over and sat down. While soaking her feet to relax her muscles, she pulled up the local social media feed.

Sure enough, the hashtag #OurHero, BadassWomanEvisceratesScumbagEx# was at the very top of the trending list.

Autumn wasn’t the type to air her private life in public. If she were, she could have easily posted all the shady things Mars and Lydia had done online and had them both completely canceled.

But for her own safety, she had chosen to keep the fallout contained to a smaller

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circle.

Getting Mars socially ostracized within their own industry was good eno people like them, losing the things they cherished most was a far more punishment than being dragged by strangers on the internet.

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After all, the fact that Mars and Lydia were willing to do what they did proved they had no shame. Public scorn wouldn’t hurt them.

But cutting off their resources? That was a completely different story.

Once they lost their money and status, Mars and Lydia would just tear each other

apart.

Glancing at the video, she saw that the person who posted it had likely recognized Owen. Afraid of getting a warning from the Bennett Group’s legal team, they had carefully edited him out of the footage.

Mars and the Lopez trio, however, were filmed front and center.

Today’s internet users truly lived up to their reputation as “online sleuths.” In just over an hour, they had dug up every last dirty secret about Mars and Lydia.

There were even pictures and receipts. The internet was living for the drama.

[OMG what is this mess! How can a pair of cheating scumbags like this even exist?! Sleeping with his sister–in–law, are they even human? Do they have shred of human decency?】

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【Obviously not! And seriously, that guy is such a piece of trash. His wife married him when he had nothing, stuck by him while he built his company from scratch, and the second it goes public and things are stable, he cheats on her with her own sister! Did he forget that materialistic bitch went abroad because she looked down on him back then?】

【Y’all, isn’t the biggest scumbag the ex–wife’s own father? He treated her like an ATM, and as soon as she saved his failing company, he kicked her out and pushed

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his younger daughter to seduce his own son–in–law. IS THAT SOMETHING A HUMAN BEING DOES??? The ex–wife’s life is a tragedy. With a family and an ex like that, if it were me, I’d have blown them all up!】

【And the ex–wife held back and didn’t just expose this scumbag couple online. She just divorced him quietly and walked away. What a class act.]

[I heard the ex–wife almost ended up being a surrogate for the scumbag couple! Luckily, there was a mix–up, and by a twist of fate, she met her current husband. Now they’re getting married. Looks like the scumbag ex finally did one good thing in his life!】

【LMAO the scumbag ex must be absolutely fuming, right? No wonder he was putting on a whole song and dance trying to win her back. What a clown. You regret it now? Where was this energy before?]

The comments section was a firestorm of insults aimed at Mars and the Lopez family. The attacks were vicious and the sarcasm was dialed up to eleven.

Autumn could practically imagine the meltdown her family was having over these

comments.

The thought of their unhappiness made her happy.

She exited the comments section and was about to close her eyes and rest when her phone started buzzing relentlessly.

Unknown local numbers, one after another. Just from the frequency, she could tell how desperate they were to reach her.

But Autumn had no intention of answering.

It was probably the Lopez family, having finally gone online and discovered they’d been publicly dragged. Now they were calling to harass her.

Autumn didn’t have a masochistic streak. She could recite Oliver’s bullshit script by heart and couldn’t be bothered to listen to it again.

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Besides, this whole mess had nothing to do with her. Let them stew in their own

panic.

Inside the Lopez family’s villa.

Seeing that Autumn hadn’t picked up after dozens of calls, Oliver Lopez was so enraged that he hurled his phone across the room.

“That wretched girl! How dare she not answer my calls! It has to be on purpose. She just wants to see us ruined!”

Penelope Lopez was trying to console a hysterical Lydia.

Lydia had always been the golden child, spoiled by her parents and used to having Autumn wrapped around her little finger. Her disfigurement had already been a massive blow, and now, seeing strangers online calling her a desperate homewrecker who threw herself at her brother–in–law was more than she could bear. She was sobbing and threatening to kill herself.

Penelope’s heart ached for her. Just as she managed to calm Lydia down, Oliver’s outburst startled her daughter all over again. Penelope snapped, “Who are you yelling at? Isn’t this all your ‘good‘ daughter’s fault? Instead of going after her, you’re just taking it out on us at home. If you’re so tough, go find Autumn!”

Oliver’s expression froze.

Autumn was living with Owen Bennett now. How could he possibly dare to go over there and cause trouble?