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Isabe stood frozen, utterly shocked by Leo’s words.
She had always believed that Leo deeply loved her.
For that love, she even gave up on Ben, nning to spend her life with Leo.
But who could have imagined Leo’s true nature to be so horrifying?
“You…”
p!
Leo was expressionless and pped Isabe again. “You what? You wretched woman, either return all
the money lost in this project to me or resolve this situation. If you can’t fix this, I’ll sue you and Marc for
commercial fraud!”
Leo threatened.
Commercial fraud?
The usation ofmercial fraud sent a shiver through Isabe. She almost thought Leo had
discovered her secret financial dealings.
However, she calmed down, realizing it was likely just an empty threat.
Otherwise, he would have been even more enraged.
Gathering her wits, Isabe replied, “Leo, don’t panic. Just give me some time, I will turn the public
opinion around.”
“You better be quick,” Leo said coldly.
Watching Leo’s behavior, Isabe regretted her decisions. She realized she had gotten in way over her
head.
Clenching her teeth, she made a call to her family, who were still unaware of her marriage to Leo.
She had always nned to reveal her achievements before confessing her marriage, but now, instead
of achievements, she faced a multitude of problems.
Isabe, out of options, vaguely exined to her parents about her marriage and starting apany.
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“Dad, Mom, right now Storm Group has hired a bunch of trolls to falsely use me. I’m on the brink of
utter ruin. Only you can help me now. If you don’t, I might as well be dead,” Isabe cried on the phone.
Her parents were shocked to hear about her situation.
Despite their astonishment, they couldn’t bear to see their only daughter suffer and agreed to help her
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time.
Armed with her parents‘ funds, Isabe attempted to sway public opinion.
“There must be something fishy between Storm Group and Azure Sea, right? If the truth was that
simple, why didn’t Azure Sea exin earlier and wait for days?”
She instructed the trolls to obscure the fact about the original novel and instead, spun the issue into a
conspiracy
theory.
This initially had some effect.
But soon, Azure Sea responded.
[The trolls‘ments areughable. I didn’t reveal certain things earlier because I didn’t want to
appear pitiful. But since you all mor for the truth, here it is. A year ago, I was diagnosed with severe
depression and have been struggling with it ever since. Recently, my condition worsened, I was
bedridden and couldn’t even get up. When
Storm Group purchased the rights, I explicitly asked them not to promote my novel or reveal my
identity. I knew
how outstanding the game would be and how much fame the novel would receive if publicized. But I
wanted none of it. I just wanted peace. Ms. Miller, as known as Mrs. Landor, who handled the rights
negotiation, fully respected my wishes and promised not to reveal any information about the novel or
the author unless I agreed.
[Ms. Miller’s respectful attitude was a greatfort. So, I agreed to the coboration.
[But I never imagined she would keep her promise to this extent.
[Despite the uproar online these past few days, she didn’t use the novel to rify things. I know she
was protecting
1. me.
[I am once again grateful to Ms. Miller and Storm Group for all their help.
[The game is indeed adapted from my novel, there is no doubt about that.
[As to why I am only responding now, it is due to my personal weakness.
[But now, I am willing to stand up for Ms. Miller and Storm Group.
[I am ready to take full legal responsibility for my statement.]
Azure Sea then attached a diagnosis certificate for depression, confirming it was from a year ago, as
imed.
This time, theizens were both angry and remorseful.
The truth of the matter turned out to be so different from what they had thought.
Their anger stemmed from the fact that Leo and Isabe, as a couple, had giarized someone else’s
work and yet had the audacity to use Susan of giarism, which was utterly shameless.
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The remorse was because of Azure Sea, who already suffered from depression, and they almost
became the final straw that broke her.
Consequently, Azure Sea’s tweet was flooded with messages of apology and encouragement.
As for Leo’s tweet….
It had be utterly unreadable.
Minutester, Storm Group’s official ount, along with Ben and Susan, shared Azure Sea’s post,
offering her support and encouragement.
Azure Sea didn’t respond to anyone except for Susan, to whom she sent a smiley face.
Susan, seeing this smile, felt a warmth in her heart.
Actually, Susan hadn’t expected Azure Sea toe forward, knowing her aversion to fame when they
negotiated.
From the beginning, Susan had no intention of disclosing Azure Sea’s pen name or the original novel.
Knowing that Isabe had the ability to foresee events, she and Ben were well–prepared.
Before initiating the game project, Susan had already started the script adaptation.
Once the script was ready, she immediately registered the patent.
The date of this registration was even earlier than when Isabe imed to have started writing the
script.
Ben and Susan had been waiting for the right moment to reveal their evidence.
Unexpectedly, Azure Sea herself stepped forward, which only made their case stronger.
This time, the effect was even better.
Leo and Isabe became utterly disgraced, akin to rats crossing the street that everyone shouts at.
From now on, it’s likely that no matter what they say, theizens will never believe them.
Conversely, whatever negative news might arise about Ben and Susan in the future, the public
probably won’t
believe it either.
“Depression?” Isabe, looking at this turnaround, murmured in a frightened tone, “Impossible, this
must be a lie.”
She wanted to continue mobilizing her trolls, but to her shock, the leader of the trolls bluntly hung up
her call.
“Miss Smith
“Miss Smith, you should have a conscience.”
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Frustrated, Isabe threw her phone away, biting her lip. “There must be a way, there has to be a way
to turn this around,” she thought.
But no matter how she looked at it, her future seemed bleak and dark.
Left with no other choice, she called her parents, tearfully recounting the events.
This time, however, even her parents had no solution.
Her mother even used this opportunity to urge her to divorce and return home.
Return home in such a defeated state?
The idea filled Isabe with pain.
She was not ready to give up. She couldn’t ept her fate.
At this point, she didn’t even know why she was unwilling to give up.
Was she unwilling to ept that, despite being reborn, she ended up worse off than in her previous
life?
Or was it the fr
was it the frustration of not achieving anything despite her foreknowledge?
As Isabe wallowed in her despair and unwillingness to ept her fate, the door suddenly opened.
Leo entered the room, his face clouded with anger.
Isabe tried to muster a smile, “Leo, listen to me…”
Before she could finish, Leo pped her hard across the face.
Isabe hadn’t even recovered when she was bombarded with a series of punches and kicks.
“Wretch, why did I ever marry someone like you?” Leo raged, his expression crazed. “I just went to the
company to check the ounts! Marc confessed everything. What exactly is your rtionship with him,
joining hands to embezzle mypany’s funds?”
He continued his assault.
Isabe was kicked so severely that she coughed up blood.