NovelsFreeChapter 442: Marissa asked, “Xander, is Emilee your girlfriend?" Xander replied quickly, "No, she's not. I haven't even paid her much attention. It's all her doing." Marissa frowned as she read Xander's messages. His reassurances did little to quell her frustration. "Then address it as quickly as you can," she replied.
Xander reassured her, "Understood, chief instructor. Watch what happens next." As her conversation with Xander concluded, Marissa sank into deep thought. Given that Emilee had unilaterally attached herself to Xander for publicity, she would hardly accuse Marissa of stealing her boyfriend. It was clear that someone else was orchestrating this scandal.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe rumor was more than mere hearsay; it included an article along with several images of her and Xander shopping in a mall and visiting the Crystal Hotel. All these images were from surveillance footage. It was apparent that the individual spreading these rumors had meticulously tracked her and Xander's movements. Securing surveillance footage from the mall was quite straightforward: one could simply pay off the right people, pull the appropriate strings, or invent a convincing reason to gain access. However, obtaining footage from the Crystal Hotel was a much more formidable task.
Latest chapters g@InovalsThe Crystal Hotel, owned by the affluent Hoffman family, catered to a high-profile clientele with extremely rigorous management practices, making its surveillance footage almost impervious to unauthorized access. Very few had the clearance needed to view it.
Yet, the instigator of the rumors had managed not only to access this footage but also to take screenshots, indicating a strong connection to the hotel. Marissa instinctively suspected Clarissa.
While Buhad access to the hotel's surveillance, it was improbable that he would divulge details concerning his own brother, leaving Clarissa as the prsuspect. The realization that Clarissa might be behind these rumors struck Marissa as particularly surprising, given her eminent status.
For the esteemed president of the Peridot Consortium to stoop to such underhanded tactics as monitoring her movements and spreading rumors online was indeed bewildering. Such clandestine activities would typically be expected of a lowly trickster, not the prestigious president of the Peridot Consortium.
Marissa found the entire scenaironically amusing, her lips curling into a wry smile. She mused to herself that Clarissa was quite ridiculous. Moreover, she deduced that Clarissa likely thought she was Tiffany, as the rumors seemed to target Tiffany, not Marissa.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNow her curiosity was piqued-what kind of grudge did Clarissa have against Tiffany that would drive her to engage in such petty acts of vengeance? Marissa decided there was no use in being indirect with Clarissa. If Clarissa harbored such resentment towards her, exploiting any trivial matter to publicly disgrace her, she was sure to seek vengeance in the future. It was better to confront the issue directly.
With this realization, Marissa calmly pocketed her phone and turned to Allyson. "Mrs. Brit, this rumor is clearly an act of malice. You shouldn't take it to heart." Allyson responded, "But the word going around is that yesterday Xander proposed at the Nash family's place, and you accepted." "That's just idle talk," Marissa responded coolly. "You know how Xander is prone to bluster. He blusters, and others spread it. I can't control that." She and Xander had only pretended to be a couple in front of Buand Clarissa. Since there was no longer a need to maintain this facade, she chose not to acknowledge it.
However, Allyson, sharp as ever, was not convinced. "Even if the rumor is untrue, the photos must be real, Eythe photos right? You and Xander were seen shopping together and visiting the Crystal Hotel."
Marissa was about to fabricate an explanation when Connor, who was sitting next to her, chimed in just in En t
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