Chapter216ASoloAct
AfterKateleft,theassistantrealisedabitethatthisbuzzwasstartingtospreadonline.Whentheycheckedoutthevideo,theyweretakenabackandtriedreachingouttoKateimmediately,butnoluck!
Meanwhile,Katewaschillinginthecar,chattingawaywithEric,totallycluelessabouttheonlinedrama<b>.</b>
OveratSummerEstate,Ericwassmoothlypullingdoubleduty–keepingtheconversationgoingwithKate whilealsoyingdetective,tryingtotracewhopostedthatvideoandwhereitcamefrom.
Soonenough,Eric’sfaceturnedseriousashestared<i>at</i>thputerscreen,alookofsteelyresolvesettingin.
ThepersonwhohackedtheWarmountandputupthatvideoofKate facingsomeharshtimeswasusingthesameIPaddress.
Thesameguywasbehindbothevents.
Suddenly,ErouldonlythinkofSimon.
TherewasthisoldsecuritycameravideofromwhenKatewasincollege,showingatimeshewasbulliedbackthen.Youcouldreallyfeelthetensionbetweenthepeopleinthatvide
Thevideohasbeenkepthiddenuntilnowandhasneverbeenleakedpublicly.ItseemedsomeonewhoknewthetruthgotholdofthesurveincefootageandchosetotargetKatebyspreadingitonlineatacrucialmoment.
Ruthwasstillincustody,withpolicefindingchatrecordsonherphonesuggestingmalicious.intenttowardsKate.Shewascurrentlyunderinvestigation.
Theonlysuspectleft,naturally,wasSimon.
Ericwasseriouslytickedoff,itchingtogiveSimonapieceofhismindorsendhisguystosorthimout.ButwithoutKatebackinghimup,heheldback,notwantingtodosomethingonthespurofthemoment.
Cuttotheupscaleneighbourhoodupnorth.
Therewasaloud“Bang!<i>”</i>assomeonebustedthedooropen,andabunchofno–nonsensebodyguardsinckstormedin.Inside,Simonwaslounging,watchingthedramaaroundKateunfoldonhisscreen,allwhilesportingaself–satisfiedsmirk.
Rightthen,hisdoorgot
mmedopen!This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.
“Hey!Whoareyou,andwhat’sthebigideaaboutbustingintomyce?You’reonmyturfnow!”
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ThebodyguardslookedbackatSimonwithoutemotionandsaid,“Goahead,callthem.SpreadingliesonlineaboutourHNStudioandMr.Lowehasdamagedourreputation.We’regoingtocallthemanyway.”
“Grabhim!”
Suddenly,Simonfoundhimselfbeinggrabbedbyseveralpeople.Hetriedtofightback,butwasnomatchforthebigbodyguards.Hewasbeingcarriedawayinnotime,muchlikeasmallbird,unabletoescape.
AmidSimon’sferventprotests,hereceivedasternreprimand.Hehadaclothshovedintohismouthbeforebeingroughlybundledintothetrunk.
Inaddition,thputerSimonusedforhismisdeedswasconfiscated.
BackatSummerEstate,
Kate’sHNStudiowasconvenientlylocatednearby.Tenminuteter,sheparkedhercarandreturnedhome.Uponentering,shefoundEricseatedonthesofa,lookingvisiblydowncast.
“What’sbotheringyou,Eric?”
Kateapproachedandsatbesidehim,sensinghismncholyandgrowingcurious.
EricgaveKateadeeplook,hesitatedbriefly,andthenpushedthputertowardsher.“Justfifteenminutesago,someonepostedthisvideoonline.”
Herevealedthealleged‘Katebullyingothers‘videowiththosewords.