Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Valda Theller quickly stopped the work at hand and asked her assistants to go home first. She left after turning off the computer and locking the studio door.
However, when she got to the entrance of the building, she saw security guards blocking a group of people. These people were holding cameras. Some held video cameras, while others held microphones.
Amidst the cacophony of voices, Valda Theller was instantly dumbfounded when she heard ‘Xinyue Studio’ and her name.
‘Are these people here for me?’
Valda Theller turned around and hurried out of the building through the side entrance. However, she heard someone calling her name from behind before she went far. Immediately, she was surrounded by a group of people. “You’re Miss Theller Xinyue, and your birth name is Valda Theller. You’re the author of Meeting You. I heard that you used to be bullied at school. Is it true?” The question made Valda Theller stiffen.
“I heard it was because you kept bothering a boy at school and deliberately harmed the girl who approached him. In other words, you’re both the victim and the bully, huh?”
“Do you intend to apologize to the people you’ve bullied?”
“Do you admit to these?”
The cacophony of voices and various questions exploded in Valda Theller’s ears. She paled, and her limbs stiffened. It felt like she had returned to school where she was surrounded and verbally abused by the people there.
The cameras pointed at her, and lights flashed before her eyes.
She tried to hide from them but did not know how to.
Just then, Camille Strickland rushed over and grabbed her best friend’s shoulder to block the cameras.
“Make way. Make way.
We’ll explain everything later. Make way…” Camille Strickland shouted as she pulled Valda Theller out of tMason Swansonrcle the reporters had formed. The building’s security guards had also come over to help block the reporters.
Camille Strickland took Valda Theller to a car parked outside and quickly left the scene.
Valda Theller was still in a daze. ‘How did those reporters find out what had happened so many years ago?’
“Those reporters crave chaos. Don’t go to the studio for the time being. Stay at my place first. We’ll wait until this dies down in a few days,” Camille Strickland said as she drove.
“Why did the reporters suddenly mention that year’s incident?” Valda Theller was confused. Besides, she was not from the entertainment industry. Even if she was the comic artist behind the adaptation, she was not famous.
Normally, not many people would pay her any attention.
“Your photo with Gloria was posted online. Then, some people. found out about what had happened to you at school. It somehow went viral, and this happened… I called you as soon as I saw the viral post,” said Camille Strickland.
However, she was still late.
Valda Theller smiled wrily, not expecting herself to go viral because of this.
It was unknown what else was waiting for her!
On the other hand, Brian looked at the trending post on his phone and instructed his secretary, “Have someone take down all of the trending posts related to Valda Theller and find out who’s behind this.”
“Yes,” the secretary replied immediately. However, they thought, ‘Isn’t Valda Theller the comic artist of the drama adaptation that President Hart asked me to contact Gloria to star in?”
‘Did President Hart ask Gloria to star in the film because of Valda Theller?
‘If that’s the case, what’s President Hart’s relationship with Valda Theller?’
At the same time, Raymond Bowman was looking at the trending news on his phone as well. His expression was ghastly.
The media mentioned what had happened at school but did not mention his name in the news.
However, Valda’s name appeared in the trending news.
‘Why did they expose this? Who on earth exposed this?
‘Only a small number of people bullied and called Valda names in school back then. Most of the students only looked on and had no idea what was going on.
‘The person who exposed it is probably among the people who knew what was going on.
‘In other words, someone’s jealous of Valda’s achievements and wants to destroy Valda using this method.
‘Who is it? Who on earth is it?’
Raymond Bowman filtered through the possible list of people in his head. Just then, his phone rang, and he answered it. He heard his best friend Chang Mingyu’s voice. “Raymond Bowman, have you seen the latest video about Valda Theller online?”
“No. Why?” Raymond Bowman’s uneasiness intensified suddenly.
“There were a lot of reporters at Valda Theller’s studio. They surrounded Valda Theller to interview her,”
said Chang Mingyu.
“What?” Raymond Bowman was so shocked that he almost sprang up from his chair.
“I feel sorry for Valda Theller. Why did someone expose the incident that happened years ago?
Besides, I think those reporters are all up to no good. They surrounded Valda Theller, saying that she was also a bully!” Chang Mingyu was aware of the matter back then and knew that Valda Theller did nothing wrong.
It was all his best friend and another woman’s fault.
Raymond Bowman ended the call gloomily. He found the video Chang Mingyu mentioned on his phone. When he saw the pale Valda Theller surrounded by a group of reporters and being asked malicious questions, he felt a tightness in his chest. His heart felt a sudden pain.
After all these years, she was still affected by the incident.
was all his fault. He was the bully!
His fingers caressed the helpless figure on the screen. “Valda, I 2
looked on and did nothing for you back then, but not this time.”
This time, he would protect her!
Raymond Bowman used his connections and money to get someone to suppress the trending posts, but he was informed that someone had removed them earlier than he did.
They figured that the person who acted earlier than Raymond Bowman must have spent a lot of money to remove the posts so forcefully.
‘Who could it be? Who else would do that for Valda?’
Raymond Bowman thought of Camille Strickland but denied it immediately. Even though Camille Strickland would want to help Valda Theller, she did not have the ability or money. ‘Could it be someone from the film crew? Valda Theller’s news would harm the film. Understandably, the producer or the other investors would want to suppress the trending posts.
‘But would they be so quick to spend so much money to protect Valda Theller? After all, no one can spend that much money so casually. They’d need time to weigh the pros and cons beforehand.’
Suddenly, the man Valda Theller called her boyfriend flashed through Raymond Bowman’s mind!
‘That man looks like a typical rich kid. He should be rich. Could be him? If he did spend a lot of money to protect Valda, then…
could he really just be fooling around with Valda?’
Raymond Bowman suddenly panicked.
‘If that man is serious about Valda, is there any chance I can start over with Valda?
‘Or… am I never gonna get that chance?’
Valda Theller did not end up staying with Camille Strickland.
Instead, Camille Strickland helped her find a serviced apartment online.
The serviced apartment was relatively far from downtown. One had to swipe a card to get in and out of the entrance downstairs, so it was quite safe.
“Stay here for a few days first. I’ll bring you food every day,” said Camille Strickland. Valda Theller suddenly laughed.
“How could you laugh at a time like this?” Camille Strickland asked.
“I just have the feeling that we’re behaving like fugitives all of a sudden. Would someone call the police if you secretly bring me food every day?” Valda Theller said as she sought joy amidst the sorrow.
Camille Strickland thought about it and agreed. However, she clenched her teeth. “I wonder which bastard did this to you? Why did they expose something that isn’t the truth?!”