Chapter 129

Morning sunlight filtered through the curtains as Sophia Laurent's phone vibrated.

A compressed file from the private investigator sat quietly in her inbox.

She opened her social media app. The private message inbox was overflowing. Some messages contained vicious insults, while others offered warm encouragement.

The most surprising was Adrian Valentine's post at 3 AM.

The usually gentle music icon's words burned with anger: "Have some people lost their minds? Adults should think for themselves instead of blaming victims. @SophiaLaurent, ignore those keyboard warriors. I've got your back."

With Adrian's massive fanbase, the post instantly trended.

Comments flooded in with overwhelming support.

Sophia stared at the screen, fingers trembling slightly.

She never expected this near-stranger, a professional acquaintance at best, to stand up for her during her darkest hour.

She quickly replied: "@AdrianValentine, thank you!"

Then she forwarded the investigator's dossier to major gossip accounts.

If the Winstons could weaponize public opinion against her, she'd fight fire with fire.

Within thirty minutes, explosive hashtags dominated trends:

#Shocking! Scion Of Wealthy Family Cheated On - Drunken Video Leaked#

#Music Prodigy Two-Timed - Dumped Childhood Friend For Foreign Lover#

#Plot Twist! So-Called First Love Was Serial Cheater#

The threads contained irrefutable evidence against Ethan Winston and Isabella Evans.

Timelines clearly showed Isabella had left for abroad with a foreign music student four years prior - long before Sophia ever met Ethan.

The most damning evidence was a nine-photo collage showing Isabella making out with her foreign boyfriend in a bar, straddling him while scantily clad.

Comments erupted:

"OMG! This changes everything!"

"Isabella's behavior is downright trashy!"

"So Sophia was the real victim here?"

"Poor Sophia! Dealing with these two must be karma for past sins!"

The tide of public opinion began turning.