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Julian Sterling’s calls never came in again.
But I knew he was going insane.
The “Starlight Ocean” project was the leverage to reshape his entire business empire. Now, I had snapped that leverage with a single, effortless flick of my wrist.
Liam Vance drove, the car’s sound system playing soothing classical music.
“You don’t seem surprised at all,” he glanced at me.
“I’m just taking back what’s mine,” I leaned back in the seat, watching the city lights blur outside the window. “The head of that overseas investment firm is an old-fashioned gentleman who values family and integrity above all else. He absolutely despises marital infidelity and business fraud. All of this was in the background check report I helped Julian prepare.”
I had once managed all his connections, resources, and vulnerabilities as if they were my
own career.
Now, I had personally turned them into weapons to destroy him.
Liam Vance chuckled softly.
“You really understood him inside out.”
“Know your enemy, know yourself, win every battle,” I shrugged. “Now, it’s our turn. Mr.
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Vance, is your platform ready to welcome a storm?”
“Always ready.”
Our partnership was a perfect match.
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Liam Vance’s “TRUTH” platform didn’t have many users, but its technology was solid. Most importantly, he held absolute controlling interest; no capital could interfere with the
content.
I needed a megaphone that Julian couldn’t buy off.
He needed a star streamer who could instantly ignite traffic.
We were a perfect match.
The next day, using the ID “Cassie Hayes_TruthLive,” I posted the first teaser on the “TRUTH” platform.
“Tomorrow night at 9 PM: A deep dive into ‘pure-as-snow darling’ Chloe Hayes’s design work – is it ‘original’ or ‘plagiarized’?”
One stone sent shockwaves through the industry.
My live stream from the charity gala had already been edited into countless versions by marketing accounts, going viral across the internet.
The topic “Cassie Hayes Fights Back” was trending high.
Countless curious netizens followed the digital breadcrumbs, instantly overwhelming the obscure “TRUTH” platform.”
Julian Sterling’s side, of course, wouldn’t sit idly by and wait to be destroyed.
He first had his PR team step in, claiming the gala live stream was maliciously edited and
a revenge plot by Cassie Hayes driven by love turned to hate.
Then he bought off major platforms, frantically deleting my related videos and suppressing the trending topics.
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Chloe also posted a tearful, lengthy apology, saying she knew her sister hated her, but she was willing to make amends for life. She begged everyone to stop attacking her and her unborn child, claiming she was just a vulnerable woman trying to protect her love and
family.
It was written with such sincerity and pitiful charm.
Many overly sympathetic netizens began to switch sides.
“Ugh, even though she’s the other woman, I feel kind of sorry for her like this.”
“Cassie Hayes is too ruthless, isn’t she? Live and let live.”
“Exactly, she’s already forced her out of the public eye, what more does she want?”
I looked at these comments and found them amusing.
Ruthless?
Honey, this is just the warm-up.
That night at 9 PM, I started my live stream punctually.
Without any extra chatter, I directly activated [Truth Recall].
I displayed all of Chloe Hayes’s so-called “original” design drafts since her debut, alongside the original drafts from their true owners, using a split-screen format, picture by
picture.
“This piece, ‘Summer Fireflies, Miss Chloe Hayes claims was inspired when she was 18. But in reality, it came from a young designer who passed away from illness three years ago. Chloe Hayes, you ‘borrowed’ their sketchbooks during your visit, didn’t you?”
“And this set, ‘Angel’s Wings, you said the inspiration came from an old movie. What a coincidence, another designer also watched that movie. Except they published their work on their personal blog three years before you did. Do I need to display the blog address and publication date on screen?”
With every accusation, I presented undeniable evidence.
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Time, place, witnesses, physical evidence –
all linked together, so precise that no PR
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team could find a loophole.
The live stream audience was stunned speechless.
“OMG! OMG! OMG! This isn’t just exposing them; it’s digging up graves!”
“A master of plagiarism? How dare she call herself an original designer?”
“That’s disgusting! Stealing from the dead! Why doesn’t she just die?!”
Public opinion reversed instantly.
Chloe Hayes’s Ins comment section was overwhelmed by angry netizens within a minute.
All the endorsement deals and collaborations she had landed based on her “talented
artist” persona began to send her termination letters, one after another.
In Julian Sterling’s office, the atmosphere was as heavy as an ice vault.
He watched the composed and sharp-tongued me on the live stream, feeling genuine
fear for the first time.
He thought he controlled capital, controlled public opinion.
But now he realized that what I controlled, was the truth.
