Chapter 17
The trending topic was taken down quickly.
Arlene sat on the bed in the small hotel, and gave a bitter smile.
The power of capital is so strong, that in just 24 hours, the trending topic couldn’t even be found in the search results.
Cierra sent Arlene a voice message saying, Arlie, us common folks can’t compete with these capitalists, you gotta take care of yourself.*
Thanks. Arlene sent a thank you to Cierra.
“Arlie, Janet contacted me and said she was willing to give me a hundred thousand to turn against you and smear you. I didn’t agree, but Arlie… you need to be careful. She can’t buy me off, but not everyone is indifferent to money. What if the whole class starts attacking you…”
Cierra was scared, her voice trembling. “I dropped out of school because of this back then. She took my spot in the competition, and she even used her family background to turn my dorm mates against me.”
Cierra choked up because she knewy Arlene had chosen such a difficult path.
No one had her back, she was all alone, it was scary and tough.
“I knew…” Arlene chuckled hoarsely.“Cierra, you go rest early… I can handle it, I’m not afraid of them…”
After hanging up the phone, Arlene curled up in the corner and hugged herself.
She didn’t cry.
She couldn’t cry.
Can’t give up.
The school put a hold on the overseas study spots for now, they can’t directly release the exact list due to public opinion.
So Arlene still had a chance.
She wouldn’t give up.
“Buzz!” The phone kept ringing, she blocked Brendan, but Brendan could still find her in many ways.
“Bang!” There was a knocking on the door from outside. “Arlene! Open up!”
‘He was able to find this place,‘ Arlene wasn’t surprised at all.
After all, he was Brendan, you know…
Arlene felt a bit cold. This time, how will Brendan treat her for Paige?
‘Arlene, just open the door, okay?” Brendan was clearly losing patience.
Arlene took a deep breath and opened the door for Brendan.
Brendan pushed Arlene against the door as soon as he walked in.
Arlene bumped her back on the door handle, it hurt so much that tears welled up in her eyes.
Brendan furrowed his brows, realizing he was losing control before letting go.“How long are you going to pick a fight with me? Why not just stay in the apartment instead of moving to a place like this?”
Brendan looked at the room in the small hotel with disgust. The room, which cost eighty dollars a day, had no windows and was very small. The accommodation environment was obviously very poor.
“Mr. Dudley just came straight to the point, Arlene looked up at Brendan, wanting to see how much more hurtful things he could do.
That spot, give it to Janet. I won’t pursue the matter of you contacting the media,” Brendan frowned. “Paige is emotionally unstable and can’t handle stress. Janet already made you so angry that you attempted suicide. What more do you want?”
Arlene felt a bit out of breath, opened her mouth, but couldn’t make a sound.
Did she make Janet so mad that she wanted to commit suicide?
I didn’t let… Arlene spoke up firmly for a long time.
She wouldn’t let it.
‘Arlene‘ Brendan frowned, pinching Arlene’s chin. “Have I spoiled you too much these years? Letting you defy me time and time again? Give that spot to
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Janet, what conditions do you want to propose.”
Brendan was practically gritting his teeth to speak.
He felt like he had spoiled Arlene. If it were someone else, they wouldn’t dare talk to him like that, be so disobedient.
“I won’t let you!” Arlene said, her eyes red, staring defiantly at Brendan.
“Arlene, this is my last chance for you,” Brendan’s face was terrifyingly dark.
In his opinion, Arlene has been a bit too disobedient lately, so he had to use some methods to make Arlene obedient.
Whatever Mr. Dudley wanted to do, I was waiting,” Arlene said, biting her lip and trying not to cry.
She opened the door and pointed outside. Now, please leave.”
Brendan furrowed his brow, looked at Arlene, and angrily walked away.
Arlene couldn’t hold it anymore and finally collapsed on the ground, crying her heart out after closing the door.
Why did Brendan always sacrifice her without thinking?
Why
Why not!
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Albert’s place.
After finishing work, Albert went back home.
“Mr. Stevenson, did you check the trending topic?” the assistant asked quietly.
Albert rarely pays attention to gossip news, obviously he didn’t see it.“What’s wrong?”
“It’s Ms. Hurley, it seems like someone stole her study abroad spot, she posted online…” The assistant quickly took out her phone, searched for trending topics, and was surprised to find that all the trending topics had been taken down.“In such a short time, all the trending topics have been removed.”
The assistant opened Arlene’s Twitter and showed Albert the post where she talked about her work being stolen.“Ms. Hurley is all about professionalism, but someone else took the opportunity to study abroad, with pressure from both the school and the other party.”
Albert clicked to see Arlene’s work, and a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.
Arlene refused to stay in her marriage and made a firm decision to study abroad, which was the right choice because she is truly talented in architectural design.
Albert sat on the sofa, adjusting his tie. “Look up the school and mentor information for Arlene’s study abroad.”
The assistant nodded and said, “Mr. Stevenson is going to help Ms. Hurley? I heard that the girl who took Ms. Hurley’s spot is a cousin of the Hilton family, and Brendan is the one stepping in to fight for her spot.”
Albert’s face darkened for a moment, and he furrowed his brows.
For Paige, Brendan stole Arlene’s spot.
I got it, I’ll do it. He didn’t care about anyone’s feelings, not even Brendan.
The hotel.
Arlene leaned against the head of the bed, scrolling through trending topics. The whole class dressed up students came out to stand Janet, saying Janet is much better than her in both ability and character, and even someone deliberately posted a photo of her getting into Brendan’s car, saying her private life is not decent, saying she sleeps with old men.
Arlene bit her finger tightly, threw her phone aside, and hugged herself trembling.
This was Brendan’s first step.
He ruined her using public opinion.
Public opinion is like an invisible knife, it can easily “tear Arlene to pieces“.
Brendan knew her condition was already very serious, but he still did it… This shows that Brendan wanted Paige to die.
“Bzzz! Arlene’s phone rang, it was Brianna, the orphanage director.
“Brianna…… Arlene answered the phone, so late… Did something happen at the orphanage?
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*Arlie, someone came to the orphanage today for an inspection, said our fire facilities are not up to standard, the building is old, and they want us to move out or rebuild… Arlie, the welfare funds for the orphanage are not even enough for the children’s medical care and daily expenses, where do we have extra money to rebuild.” Brianna choked up, feeling like this was cutting off her and the children’s last hope. “They said they know you, and said if I call you, you will understand…”
If the orphanage was forced to close by the government, the children were sent to different orphanages separately… Most of those children had congenital personality defects or physical disabilities, and in a strange environment, they would be bullied.
Arlene’s eyes turned red instantly, and she clenched her fists tightly.
Brendan was so ruthless…
He knew all of Arlene’s weak spots.
Every move of his was like a stab to Arlene’s heart.
“Brianna… Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it,” Arlene croaked.
After calming down Brianna, Arlene hung up and called Brendan.
He could use any means against her, why go to the orphanage!
Hello?”
“Hello?” Brendan answered the phone, but it was Paige speaking.“Is this Arlene?”
Arlene’s breath caught, she didn’t say a word.
“Let’s meet tomorrow at a certain time, give the study abroad spot to Janet, and you set the conditions,” Paige laid out the terms directly.
“No, don’t let him in,” Arlene croaked.
On the phone, Paige chuckled, “Bren had someone call the orphanage’s regulatory department. You wouldn’t want to see the orphanage you grew up in disappear, would you?”
Arlene took a deep breath, slowly closed her eyes, and tears fell hot on the back of her hand.
It’s definitely Brendan.
Tomorrow,2 o’clock in the afternoon, Siren Club, I’ll be waiting for you in the lobby, don’t be late,” Paige spoke again, her gentle voice tinged with a sharp threat.
