Reborn to Burn Them All novel Chapter 20

Chapter 20

“James Evans?” Sophia called his name in a casual tone.

Hearing a stranger’s voice, James froze for a second, then said, “Yeah, that’s me. Who’s this?”

“I’m a client,” Sophia said. “I want to talk to you about a case.”

James didn’t say anything but didn’t hang up either. That phone number was private. Only a few close people knew it.

“Who gave you this number?” he asked.

Sophia let out a small sigh, sounding a little careless. “A friend.”

James asked, “What case do you want to talk about?”

“Add me on WhatsApp,” Sophia said. “I’ll send you the stuff.”

After the call ended, James’s phone buzzed. Sure enough, he received a friend request.

James looked at it with a complicated expression. He had registered his WhatsApp with another private number. Since Sophia knew both numbers, her so–called “friend” had to be someone really close to him.

He hesitated for a second, then accepted the request.

Sophia didn’t say anything. She simply sent over the files.

SilentIfBroke: [Mr. Evans, please take a look. After you’re done, hand it to the right department. Don’t forget to send them legal notices.]

Then she wired him thirty thousand dollars.

James saw her profile picture—a fierce little devil—and her username, SilentIfBroke. His mouth twitched a little. He took a deep breath, didn’t take the money right away, and opened the files first.

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After reading everything, he finally accepted the money and replied: [Anything else you need me to do?]

SilentIfBroke: [Make sure they get what they deserve. I won’t accept any apology or settlement.]

James: [Got it.]

There were three trending topics about Sophia on Twitter, calling her a bully, a troubled kid, and even saying she had gotten abortions.

The rumors about Sophia kept getting crazier and louder, like she had destroyed the whole world or something.

A lot of people who didn’t know her thought she was some celebrity who got “canceled” and was now getting dragged by the whole internet.

Someone even dug up every school Sophia had ever attended. Funny thing was, her name was on the graduation lists, but no pictures of her anywhere.

People said she was wild, bullied classmates even in kindergarten, and hung out with bad kids.

They said she skipped class, got into fights, stole lunch money, had several abortions when she was still super young, and dated at least ten guys.

[Who is Sophia Chandler? Has she been in any movies or TV shows? Why is she suddenly getting canceled?]

[Never heard of this D–list. Guess this is the most famous she’ll ever be.]

Some people who had seen the live interview knew who Sophia was and explained it to the others.

[Sophia’s not a celeb. She got famous this year for crushing the SATs. No idea why people are coming for her.]

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[These haters are getting out of control. They have no proof, just making stuff up. She must have pissed off someone really bad.J

[No way I’m believing it. If she was such a troublemaker, how could she score so high on the SAT?]

Most regular users stayed pretty calm. Without real evidence, they were just watching the drama.

But those clickbait accounts that got paid kept posting nonstop hate, trying to destroy Sophia’s reputation completely.

Sophia saw all the hate, but she didn’t care at all. She even bought a premium video membership and started watching a movie.

Then her phone buzzed. It was a text from an unknown number.

[Who are you? What do you want?] It was from Ciara Kent.

Sophia paused her movie and texted back: [Kevin Sampson and I have a deep grudge. I can’t stand seeing him act like a saint. I don’t want the Kent family to get played by him.]

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