Their Punching Bag Became The Storm novel Chapter 72

Chapter 72 A Sudden Bombshell

The post was full of hints that Whitney was the kind of woman who would cozy up to whoever was popular at the time. Among the guests, Chase was the hottest star, so she started flirting with him.

When Ryan showed up, she switched gears and began cozying up to him, even deliberately going against Chase to make it clear that she had nothing to do with him.

The post also claimed that Whitney was a completely different person on camera versus off camera.

Then, it dropped a juicy rumor.

Yesterday, Whitney claimed the heavy downpour had flooded her wooden hut. Under that excuse, she turned up at Ryan’s place that very night in revealing clothing, barged right in, and insisted on spending the night in his room./

Ryan was so desperate to avoid Whitney that he stayed up all night, which led to a high fever. That was how the production team finally noticed it.

But even then, Whitney still wouldn’t give up. While Ryan was sick and hooked up to an IV, she slipped into his bedroom

It sounded utterly convincing, as if the poster had witnessed every single thing firsthand.

As soon as the post went up, it was quickly bought onto the trending list.

The poster even followed up with all kinds of sneaky, timestamped photos as so–called evidence.

Honestly, it all looked legit enough to fool anyone.

Especially since Ryan was actually burning up with a high fever right now.

And when Darian and the cameraman walked into Ryan’s room, Whitney was indeed there.

Even though Darian and the cameraman didn’t appear on camera, one could tell they were shocked from the shaky footage and the awkward silence.

All of this added even more credibility to what was written in the post.

Many viewers had watched that heart–fluttering scene earlier that day. Though they hated the thought of Ryan being in a relationship, they couldn’t help shipping the two of them.

The shipper crowd had hardly settled into their new favorite pairing, only to be utterly devastated by this shocking post. Some clear–headed fans tried to speak up for Whitney, but their posts were completely buried under the tidal wave of backlash.

As the post was blowing up, another insider popped up and raised a pointed question. [How did Whitney, an ordinary girl, end up on Darian’s hit variety show?]

The answer was simple. Chase pulled some strings for her.

The insider even produced a contract as proof, showing that Chase took a pay cut himself and requested to bring Whitney and Emily onto the show.

Bringing Emily along made sense. After all, they were siblings.

But everyone wondered why he’d brought Whitney along. They suspected she had been scheming behind the scenes and playing dirty to pressure Chase into letting her join the show.

After riding Chase’s coattails to get famous, Whitney turned around and started picking on him during the show, all to get Ryan’s attention. Besides, Whitney even went out of her way to embarrass Emily.

She was a total backstabber and an ungrateful traitor.

In a matter of hours, scandalous rumors spread like wildfire online. Claims such as Whitney had seduced Ryan and brought on his fever, and Whitney was a cold, calculating backstabber, flooded every corner of the internet.

Most of Ryan’s Fans, who had become fans of Whitney because she took care of Ryan, along with the newly formed Wild Beauty’s Fans, saw the majority turn their backs on her almost instantly.

Public opinion shifted in the blink of an eye, and so did people’s hearts. Everyone merely followed the crowd.

Even if one knew deep down the truth couldn’t be like this, when everyone else was so convinced, one started thinking the same way without even realizing it.

Most people took the poster’s word as gospel. Even the ones who didn’t believe at first would slowly start to buy into it, until they ended up believing it too.

Because those two explosive exposés had gone viral online, viewers tore Whitney apart in the live chat, even with no

Chapter 72 A Sudden Bombshell

footage of her on screen.

Still, even with all that heat coming down on them, the newly minted Wild Beauty’s Fans and a few loyal Ryan’s Fans held their ground, pushing back in the livestream chat.

[So you guys believe whatever the poster says? If someone fed you blatant garbage, would you lap it up without a single thought?]

[LOL, saying Wild Beauty is seducing Ryan? Does the poster even hear themselves? We’re not blind, you know. We can totally see if Ryan’s being real with her or playing along.]

[Before you start making stuff up, maybe check out what Ryan’s really like. In the entertainment world, the kind of person who could force Ryan to cooperate hasn’t even been born yet.]

[It’s the funniest joke of the year. Ryan getting threatened by a woman and forced to get all lovey–dovey with her on camera? LOL.]

[This is the worst smear Ryan’s ever gotten online.]

[If Ryan were that easy to manipulate over cheap suicide ploys, countless heartbroken starlets in this industry would’ve been left in his wake long ago.]

[I can’t help but suspect this is all a setup. Someone’s definitely targeting Wild Beauty.]

[I’m going full conspiracy mode here. Right as the show’s heating up, this whole drama feels way too calculated.]

[Whoever’s behind this is out to ruin Wild Beauty. They’re even trying to use Ryan’s Fans as weapons against Wild Beauty, making us do their dirty work.]

[Could it be Chase and Emily pulling the strings here? Both exposés are basically accusing Whitney of targeting them. Honestly, I can’t help but think those two are orchestrating all this drama.]

[Let’s be real. That’s totally possible. LOL, are Chase and Emily seriously clueless about why Wild Beauty’s coming for them?

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[Here’s a heads up to some fans. Use your brains, okay? Don’t let yourselves get played and then act all high and mighty like you’re saving the day. When the truth comes out, and your delusions crumble, don’t go around claiming you’re one of us.]

Even though these supportive comments were a drop in the ocean compared to the flood of hate, that sense of unwavering trust managed to give a lot of uncertain viewers the confidence to believe again.

Joel, the mastermind behind the scenes, was stunned into silence. ‘What the hell? This isn’t turning out as I expected, he

thought.

Especially when he saw those conspiracy theories blowing up in the chat, he felt a jolt of panic.

‘Are people online really this smart?‘ Joel thought.

When Joel watched the comments start to shift, his brows furrowed. ‘This isn’t good, he muttered to himself. “Joel, can you even handle this or not?” Eric griped, hugging his tablet as he scrolled through the online comments. When he saw the Wild Beauty’s Fans start questioning Emily, he got so pissed that he was muttering curses nonstop. He kept urging Joel to hack those commenters‘ IPs, track them down, and teach a harsh lesson to anyone who dared to insult Emily.

Joel closed his laptop and rubbed his sore fingers. “Now that we’ve achieved our goal, let’s let the rest of the online chatter run its course.”

Joel was the mastermind behind both of the two exposés blowing up online.

Joel was a legendary top–tier hacker with unparalleled elite hacking skills.

Yesterday, while talking to Emily on the phone, he directly hacked into Darian’s computer.

Then, after a whole night of hacking, he extracted countless clips that never showed up in the livestream.

Joel picked out all those shots that looked totally sketchy because of the angle, lined them up, and threw in some suggestive text to stir things up.

That was more than enough to have Whitney getting roasted all over the internet.

Chapter 73 Brace Yourself

Chapter 73 Brace Yourself