Marcus was stunned and could hardly believe what he was hearing. Him? Steal a necklace? Who would even believe that?
“Are you fucking serious?” Marcus said.
“Yeah,” Damien replied. “In fact, it’s even worse. Morgan, your fiancée’s mother posted it herself. You know how popular she is on social media. Your name is everywhere right now, especially on your account. You should check.”
Without wasting any more time, Marcus hung up. Natalie noticed the change in his expression and immediately asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Apparently Morgan… Jessica’s mother… posted online that I stole some jewelry, and now everyone is attacking me,” he said.
As he spoke, he had already opened his TikTok account. What he saw made his heart sink.
Morgan had really accused him publicly and posted online that he had stolen a necklace.
He checked his account and saw that it had been flooded with cruel comments.
There were already more than a million of them. That was triple the number of comments he had received since opening the account.
Back when Marcus had still been deeply in love with Jessica, he had created the TikTok account to document everything he did for her—how he tried to be a good fiancé, how he cooked for her, and how he handled almost everything at home.
Now that same account has become a place for people to attack him. Marcus swallowed hard as he opened the comment section.
They were vicious and cruel.
Some read…
“So the orphan finally showed his true colors. Pretended to love her, lived off her money for years, and then stole her jewelry before running away. Classic gold-digger.”
“Everyone saw this coming. A broke nobody dating a multimillionaire CEO? Of course he was there for the money. The necklace was just his final payday.”
“Imagine feeding and housing someone for years just for him to rob you. Jessica should feel lucky she got rid of this parasite before he took even more.”
“Five hundred thousand dollars? He ought to be locked up!”
“He’s not a fiancé. He’s a professional freeloader. Lived in her house, ate her food, wore her money… and then stole from her. Disgusting.”
There were many more. Some were even worse.
Natalie’s expression darkened as she read the comments scrolling endlessly on Marcus’ screen.
Her eyes flashed with fury.
“What nonsense is this?” she snapped. “These people are insane!”
She grabbed the phone from Marcus’ hand and skimmed through the comments herself. The more she read, the angrier she became.
she said sharply. “Why are they acting like judges and executioners?”
Her voice grew colder. “That woman dared to accuse you publicly without proof? I will deal with her myself. I swear I will make her come online and apologize” . A hint of her using violence if possible.
But just as she finished saying that, Natalie suddenly paused. She turned to look at Marcus carefully.
A hint of concern appeared in her eyes. Morgan was Jessica’s mother. And everyone knew how deeply Marcus had once loved Jessica. For years he had given up everything for that woman. Natalie understood that better than anyone that Marcus might hesitate.
Marcus didn’t respond immediately. His eyes were still fixed on the phone screen. He finally spoke, his voice was ice cold.
“Don’t worry, I will take care of this. She really crossed the line this time.”
Then he face Natalie
“I will hire the best lawyer in the city,” he said slowly. “And a private investigator. I want to know exactly who stole that necklace… that Morgan accused me of!”
His gaze turned colder. “And when I find out, they won’t get away with it.”
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