Chapter 130

The internet had been reveling in Ethan Winston and Isabella Evans' fairytale romance.

Then the bomb dropped—news broke of Isabella's affair with a foreign boyfriend.

Sophia Laurent transformed overnight from the vilified "other woman" to the most innocent victim.

She suffered terribly, framed by that despicable couple despite doing nothing wrong.

Ethan knew the truth yet deliberately misled the public, directing the online mob against Sophia.

Disgusting behavior.

Netizens finally saw the light, flooded with remorse.

Their previous vitriol turned to overwhelming guilt.

"Sophia, I'm so sorry for attacking you without knowing the facts."

"I'm deleting all my hateful comments now."

"Thank goodness you cut ties with that trash. You deserve so much better."

Overnight, the smear campaigns vanished—only a handful of diehard Lowell family fans remained bitter.

Sophia didn't care.

She was waiting for the private investigator's report.

Since Christopher Lowell insisted on self-destruction, she'd happily deliver his comeuppance.

Ethan Winston's office at Winston Group.

The CEO glared at his screen, face stormy.

Public opinion had flipped overnight.

He and Isabella were now universally reviled.

The door burst open.

Gabrielle Winston stormed in, furious.

"Brother! Has Sophia lost her mind? How dare she do this to you?"

Her voice dripped with disbelief. "She adored you! Why would she let the internet attack you?"

Ethan's temple throbbed.

He wondered the same—when had Sophia changed?

He'd explained the birthday incident.

The thought pressed on his chest like a boulder.

Gabrielle ranted on: "Since she's playing dirty, we should expose her! I saw her at the OB-GYN—she's probably pregnant, trying to trap you—"

"Enough!" Ethan snapped. "That's impossible."

Gabrielle faltered. "But—"

"No buts." His tone brooked no argument.

She bit her lip. Sophia's reaction that day had been suspicious...

Yet her brother seemed certain.

"What now?" she whispered. "Is Isabella really..."

"Ancient history." Ethan's voice turned glacial.

Isabella's past meant nothing.

This engagement was merely a chess move to seize Winston Group.