hapter218DoYouConsiderMeaStranger?


    Lana’sbeenstirringuptroubleatCapitalUniversity,gettingmanystudentstobadmouthKateandspreadrumoursabouther,makingitfeellikeeveryone’sturnedagainsther.


    MostofthefolksjoininginonthegossipaboutKatewereropedinbyLanaandSimon.ThoseinKate’scornerbeforeallthisdramadecidedtohangbackandseehowthingsyedout.


    RememberwhentheytriedtopinthegiarismofWarm’sdesigndrawingsonKate?Sheshutthatdownfast,withsolidproofshedidn’tdoit.


    Now,there’stalkthatKate’sbeenbullyingsomeone.Butafewsharp–eyedpeoplehavepointedoutvideosurveince,sothey’reholdingoffonjumpingtoconclusions.Whoreally knowswhat’sbehindallthis?Theremaybemoretothestorythanmeetstheeye.


    Andso,theonlookersarejustwatchingfornow.


    So,HNStudiofinallybrokethesilencewithastatement!


    Theywentstraighttothepointandbroughtoutsurveincefootageasproof.


    Theyshowedusthefullclip thistime,andguesswhat?Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    ItturnsoutthegirlwhoeveryhoughtwasgettingpickedonbyKatewasactuallytheonecausingtrouble.


    Shewentfromthisshy,innocenttypetofull–onaggressive,grabbingKate,smackingherughing,andevendumpingabucketofwateronher.


    Thegirl,whowassupposedlybullied,endedupterrifiedontheground.


    Justwhenthingswereabouttogetworse,Katesteppedin.


    Andthenwesawthat clippedvideobySimonthatmade Katelooklikethebadone.


    EveryonewhojumpedonthebandwagonatCapitalUniversityfeelsprettyawkwardandexposed.


    IsitpossiblesomefolkswererecruitedbyHNStudio’srivalstothrowaroundfakenews?TheyactliketheyarestudentsfromCapitalUniversityandgoontorevealKate’sso–calledwrongdoings.It’spretty ironicwhenyouthinkaboutit–whowould’veguessedtheyhadthefullvideoproof?


    Thistimearound,I’mallforsupportingtheyoundy.It’sadmirablehowshe’stakingastandagainstsomeonebullyingothersaroundcampus.Shedefinitelydidtherightthing!


    Thetideofpublicopinionquicklyturned,whichleftLanareallytickedoff,tothepointwhereshe endedupsmashingherphone.


    Thereshewas,herphoneinpiecesonthefloor,slumpingdownonthecouchandtryingtocatch


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    Chapter218DoYouConsiderMeaStranger?


    WhyisKatealwaysbouncingbacklikethis?Everyhoughtthiswouldbethemomentherreputationtookahit,butittotallybackfired.


    Insteadofgoingdown,herpoprityactuallyspiked.


    HowisitthatHNStudiokeepsgrabbingthespotlightlikethis?


    Clearly,Kate’ssomewhereenjoyinghetestwin.


    ButLanawasn’thavinganyofit.


    WithHNStudioontherise,herSadlerGroupwaslosingitsgriponthemarket.


    Andifthingskeptgoingthis<i>way</i>,theywerestaringdownthebarrelofafinancialdisaster.


    ShehadtofigureouthowtostopHNStudiowhileitwasstillgettingofftheground.


    Onanothernote,Simonwashandcuffedforspreadingfalserumours,defamation,andsmearingreputations,withenoughevidencetomakethearrestonthespot.


    AndRuth?She foundherselfinapolicestationaswell!Intheend,though,thingsstartedtosettledown.


    Despiteafewhitches,HNStudio’sproducunchturnedoutprettywell,catchingmanyeyes.Mostintriguingly<i>,</i>thenewsaboutKatebeingWarmsweptthroughthedesignworldlikewildfire.


    Aftertakingamomenttoprocesseverything,Mileswastotallyspeechless.


    DiallingKate,hewasallmixedupwhenhesaid,“Muse,haveyoubeenkeepingmeatarm’slength?”Andthen,“Whydidn’tyoutellmeaboutyoubeingWarm?”