Written Off as Trash, I Activated My Hidden Queen Mode novel Chapter 6

"What the hell? Jasmine's the homewrecker?"

"I've met Mr. Thorne—that's definitely him! The Thornes act like saints, but they're disgusting ingrates!"

"Stella's mom should've saved a dog instead of Silas! The whole family's vile—ungrateful and cruel!"

"Jasmine is shameless! She's been calling Stella a homewrecker online this whole time, but she's the real third wheel!"

"This is bullying! Just because Stella didn't go to school doesn't mean you can slander her! Silas and Jasmine are a match made in hell—lock them up and leave everyone else alone!"

"We only saw Stella's side profile, but she's gorgeous! Who's been lying about her being ugly?"

"Stella's so tragic! Jasmine keeps calling her 'sister,' but the Harlows never even registered her legally. They starved her, kicked her out, and now they're bullying her online—disgusting!"

"Even if the Thornes wanted to end the engagement, they shouldn't cyberbully their savior's daughter! Basic decency!"

"Spreading lies and cyberbullying—isn't Azure Peak University going to do something? People like this will ruin society when they graduate @AzurePeakUniversity."

"Everyone, stop calling her Stella Harlow! The Harlows don't deserve that name!"

In half a day, public opinion flipped completely.

Silas and Jasmine were trending for hate—and the entire Thorne family was getting dragged too.

"Silas, how could this happen?" Jasmine cried, confused.

Mr. Thorne is always so careful—how has he messed up?

Arthur had been overconfident. He'd thought a "country girl" with no experience couldn't fight back. He never imagined Stella would take him down in one blow.

Silas' face was livid.

"Now everyone's calling me a homewrecker!" Jasmine sobbed.

Silas hugged her, comforting her. "It's okay, Jasmine. We'll fix this."

"We need a plan," Jasmine insisted.

Silas nodded in agreement.

Jasmine's eyes lit up. "Mr. Pierce must have helped Stella! They're definitely having an affair!"

"We have no proof," Silas said.

"Of course we do! I heard Stella got hired as an assistant professor at Azure Peak! How? With her kindergarten education? Mr. Pierce must have pulled strings. If we expose that, if we tell everyone she's illiterate, her reputation will crash. And she took a million dollars from Mr. Thorne! We'll say she's only in it for the money."

Jasmine was panicking. She'd never been hated like this before.

"Stella really only finished kindergarten?" Silas found it hard to believe. Even if Azure Peak's standards were low, they'd never hire a kindergarten grad as an assistant professor.

Stella had no connections to pull strings. This didn't add up.

They wouldn't even hire a kindergarten grad as a personal assistant.

"She could barely afford to eat. She had to beg for meals at the convent," Jasmine lied.

"Mr. Harlow didn't give her any living expenses?" Silas asked.

Jasmine froze. "It's not that we refused—she wouldn't take it! Dad gave money to the nuns. And she's cursed—she 'killed' her mom and almost her dad. Anyone who gets close to her gets hurt. We had to keep her out of school and trapped at Haven's Rest to protect everyone."

Silas still felt something was off.

"There they are!" someone shouted.

"Cheaters! Liars! You're embarrassing Azure Peak University!"

"You slandered Miss Shaw and got us disciplined. This is unforgivable!"

Jasmine tried to defend herself, "It's a setup! Stella scammed Mr. Thorne out of a million dollars!"

"Do we look stupid?" a student snapped.

"Stella's a saint! She's been through hell, and she didn't want any compensation. That bank account? It's a charity donation account. Netizens already exposed it!"

"Stella only went to kindergarten! I'm not lying!" Jasmine insisted.

Taking her mother's last name?

Was Luna really a Shaw?

She regained her memory and tried to fight back—that's why I lost control...

I was far away when she died. I'm sure she'd barely spoken before she passed. Stella couldn't know the truth.

She didn't even call the police when I dug up Luna's grave. Maybe she still fears my authority as her "father."

This daughter of mine has caused too much trouble. She deserves to pay.

But she is so beautiful—Marcus' 100 million dollars isn't enough. I can get more.

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"This is amazing, Boss!" Tess cheered, scrolling through comments bashing Silas and Jasmine. "I was so upset earlier, but you took them down in seconds!"

"I wanted to catch them off guard," Stella smiled.

This scandal had exposed the Harlows' true colors. She had no ties to them anymore—no need to formally cut contact. They'd never been a family to begin with.

"They're rallying parents to protest at Azure Peak tomorrow," Tess said.

"They can't be that stupid. Do they really think a kindergarten grad could be an assistant professor at Azure Peak?" Stella said.

She could handle a protest, but this reason was ridiculous.

"Other people might not be dumb, but Jasmine's brain is made of paper. If she wasn't a good dancer and her dad didn't donate a building to the university, she'd never even get into community college. I've never met anyone so illogical. Compared to you, Boss? She's dirt under your shoes. Guess the Harlow family's luck finally ran out."

Stella and Tess stared at each other—they'd both had the same thought.

"Boss... could you not be Derek's biological daughter?" Tess blurted.

"Find an excuse to beat him up. I need a DNA sample for a paternity test," Stella said.

Tess gaped. "I'd love to punch him, but if he's really your dad... isn't that wrong?"

"That's why YOU'LL do it," Stella said.

Tess was speechless.

Stella frowned. She'd wondered about this before.

"Boss, you're definitely not his kid! No father would treat his daughter like this. And you're stunning—their whole family is ugly. Plus you're a genius, and Jasmine's braindead."

Stella didn't reply. If she wasn't Derek's daughter... where was her real father? What had happened to her mother?