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Julian Sterling finally couldn’t sit still any longer.
He thought money could solve everything. He submitted an acquisition offer to the “TRUTH” platform, a staggering sum that even made him wince.
Liam Vance treated the acquisition letter as a joke, sharing it directly in the company’s internal Whatsapp group.
“Someone wants to buy our star asset. What do we do?”
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A chorus of programmers replied, “Tell him to get lost.”
With the acquisition failed, Julian began to use his most familiar tactic – suppression.
He leveraged the resources of his MCN agency, launching an all-out online attack on the “TRUTH” platform, claiming we were a dubious platform, falsifying data, creating vulgar content, and inciting cyber-bullying.
For a time, negative articles flooded the internet.
And I, along with the platform, was branded with labels like “crazy bitch” and “venomous
woman.”
“Why doesn’t she just go after the guy? Targeting a pregnant sister like this is just messed
up.”
“This Cassie Hayes, she’s full of spite, just bad vibes.”
But they all forgot, my greatest strength was turning the tide in adversity.
The more I was slandered, the stronger my followers’ loyalty became.
My “Truth Live” channel, starting with exposing Chloe Hayes, expanded to the entire influencer circle and the so-called “high society.”
“Tonight at 8 PM, we’ll discuss how a beauty influencer with millions of followers destroyed her fans’ faces with unregulated products.”
“Tomorrow night at 8 PM, we’ll examine how ‘clean’ the first fortune of a self-proclaimed ‘self-made young entrepreneur’ really was.”
My live streams became a nightmare for all hypocrites, but a carnival for gossip enthusiasts.
The user base of the “TRUTH” platform, amidst a storm of criticism, not only didn’t drop but soared, even beginning to threaten the standing of older live-streaming platforms.
Julian Sterling and Chloe Hayes’s lives, however, were not so pleasant.
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Chloe became a public enemy, not even daring to leave her house. Her only hope was the unborn child she carried.
Julian Sterling’s company, due to the stagnation of the “Starlight Ocean” project, saw its financial lifelines fraying.
Even more critically, I started to casually “share” a few business insights on my
stream.
live
“Oh, I heard there’s great news in the new energy sector recently. Some CEOs, desperate for a comeback, might just go all-in with their entire fortunes, you know.”
As I spoke, I gently tapped the table with my fingernail.
Julian Sterling, I know you’re watching.
I’ve dug the pit for you. Whether you jump in or not, that’s up to you.
He jumped, of course.
He desperately needed a victory to salvage his reputation and losses.
He went all-in, mobilizing every penny he could, pouring all his capital into the new
energy sector.
Then, three days later, an international news report caused the entire sector to crash
instantly.
Julian Sterling’s company lost nearly half its market value overnight.
Shareholders were furious, the board in uproar.
He was overwhelmed, desperately seeking help, only to find that all his former “brothers” and business partners now avoided him like the plague.
Meanwhile, Liam Vance and I secured an exclusive online promotion deal with CM, a top international luxury brand.
As one fell, the other rose: the contrast was stark.
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My parents, too, belatedly realized that they had abandoned a true cash cow.
They started calling me.
I didn’t answer a single call.
So they showed up at Liam Vance’s company building to intercept me.
My father’s face was full of regret: “Cassie, I was wrong. I was blind with greed. Please,
for the sake of family, help your sister and the Sterling family.”
My mother also cried, saying, “Your sister is close to depression, and Julian’s company is
failing. Can you really bear to watch them completely collapse? He was someone you
loved!”
I looked at them and found it laughable.
“The person I loved pushed me into hell with his own hands when I needed him most.”
“My ‘so-called’ sister stole everything from me and then tried to make sure I could never
recover.”
“And you two, my biological parents, for money, you sold me out completely.”
I sneered, pulled out my phone, and started recording.
“Now, what right do you have to stand here and talk to me about ‘bearing to watch’?”
“Since you’re here, don’t leave. I just happen to need some material for an upcoming live stream. The theme will be-‘My Crazy Vampire Parents.”
They turned ghostly pale with fright and fled,
