Chapter 701: Turning the Tables

Chapter 701: Chapter 701: Turning the Tables

Netizens were furious about the matter, and the comments section exploded with vitriol.

[I knew this kind of woman wasn’t clean!]

[Tch, "Aridia’s number one righteous female journalist"? So much for that image.]

[BREAKING! Claire Sinclair’s righteous image has shattered! She’s under investigation for suspected embezzlement!]

[Serves her right! I’ve had a bad feeling about this woman for a long time!]

[She stole a hundred million! Anything less than eight or ten years in prison won’t be enough to appease the public!]

Good news never leaves the house, but bad news travels a thousand miles.

Overnight, all sorts of negative stories about Claire Sinclair were flying everywhere, and her reputation was in tatters.

Although Claire Sinclair could still use her phone, she was forbidden from making any public statements online until the investigation was concluded.

Sigh...

Claire Sinclair sighed. ’Who could be so obsessed with smearing my name time and time again?’ she wondered. ’And this time, they went all out. A hundred million isn’t an amount an ordinary person can just move around.’

Claire Sinclair couldn’t figure out who her opponent was, and she couldn’t be bothered to dwell on it.

She picked up her phone and prepared to send Adrian Quincy a message: Mr. Quincy, I’m officially under house arrest now.

Adrian Quincy: Mm, my idea.

Claire: ...

’So that’s what The Great Demon King Quincy’s move is called. Turning their own scheme against them, huh?’

’Her enemies kept trying to tarnish her reputation, so he just went for an even bigger smear campaign to completely ruin it himself. That way, her opponents wouldn’t have a chance to use any more of their dirty tricks on her.’

’Besides, as long as the embezzlement charge wasn’t fully cleared, she couldn’t leave this place. In a way, it was a form of protection. It didn’t matter if netizens cursed her out; the truth would come to light eventually. The only thing she had to do was trust him.’

Speaking of which...

Claire Sinclair asked him: Does Sister Helen know about your decision?

Adrian Quincy: She does.

Claire: ...

’Sister Helen’s acting skills are incredible.’

Adrian Quincy: This way, you can focus on your pregnancy in peace. No one will bother you again.

Claire: How long will I be "locked up"?

Adrian Quincy: Not too long. I’ll come get you once I find my mother. Take good care of yourself while you’re on your own. I won’t be able to visit you for a while.

’So there’s no definite timeline, huh?’

Claire Sinclair felt a small pang of disappointment, but when she thought about what he had to do, she understood.

Suddenly recalling something, Claire Sinclair couldn’t help but ask: The first time I went home with you, that woman who hit me without any rhyme or reason—that wasn’t your mother, was it? She was already an impostor back then, right?

Adrian Quincy: Mm. My mother was going through menopause at the time, so she was a bit irritable, but not to the point of hitting someone for no reason. It was my oversight. I thought it was just a normal physiological response for women.

That made sense. Girls tend to get moody a day or two before their period, let alone a woman going through menopause. Their tempers would be even worse.

Then again...

Claire: What if I’m that grumpy during menopause? Will you get tired of me?

Adrian Quincy: I won’t.

Claire: I’m going to write down all the promises you make to me, just in case you try to back out later.

Adrian Quincy: Mm.

’She was just joking with him, but he took it seriously.’

Claire Sinclair couldn’t stop herself from grinning foolishly at her phone as she typed her reply: In that case, I still have a chance of being accepted by your family!

Adrian Quincy: Wait for my good news.

After learning that the whole thing was a setup by The Great Demon King Quincy, Claire Sinclair felt much more at ease.

Online, however, the slander against her grew worse by the day. Even Faye Dean couldn’t take it anymore. She created a burner account and started furiously arguing with the netizens, which soon became her daily routine.

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「Rhodes Residence」

One month after his wedding, Lucas Rhodes suddenly announced that his wife was pregnant. The entire Rhodes Family was overjoyed, and countless relatives came to their door to offer congratulations.