Falling For My Ex's Uncle - Chapter 261: Chapter 261

I continued to smile at Alex, softly saying, "I have a clean freak tendency, but your cleanliness comes and goes, so I'm not sure."
Hearing that, a dazzling smile appeared on Alex's face, but it was distant and cold.
"I'm also quite picky; I don't eat everything."
Looking at his exquisite face, I couldn't help but admit that with a face like his, all he had to do was beckon, and countless young girls would come running.
Indeed, he didn't have to worry about women.
I raised an eyebrow, patiently speaking, "If I were to stay out all night, do you think that would be appropriate?"
Alex paused for a moment, then gently traced his cold fingers over my cheek, speaking softly, "Then I'd break your legs."
I tilted my head, nodding seriously, "Then don't forget your own status—you're a married man with children."
"Are you threatening me?" Alex scoffed, a look of utter disdain in his eyes.
I was just a woman tempted by money. I guessed I had no right to make demands of the man paying the bills.
"Who would dare threaten you?" I smiled and pulled out my phone, showing Alex the messages filled with insults. "These are threats."
Because of Jessica's death, a flood of so-called righteous voices quickly emerged online.
Just days ago, netizens were furious, calling Jessica a liar, a mistress who spoke only deceitful words. The screen was filled with disdain and insults.
Now that she's dead, and the person who exposed her faked death was me, along with the video where I openly admitted it to the media, it went viral online.
In just half an hour, I received countless private messages, many even from unfamiliar numbers.
Feeling helpless, I had no choice but to set my phone to silent mode, so no one knew I was bombarded with calls.
As for the video, only a part of it was edited and released, not the entire thing.
Clearly, someone had orchestrated it, trying to turn me into the scapegoat.
I didn't clarify it right away, because I wanted the person pulling the strings to enjoy the show first.
After all, there was a big surprise coming tomorrow.
As for the media slandering me, I wouldn't let them off the hook either. They were in for a big surprise as well.
Many victims whose scandals had been exposed were struggling to figure out which media outlet had spread the news.
Since they enjoyed doing such underhanded things, I'd make sure they disappeared completely into the shadows.
Alex stared at the constant stream of message notifications on my phone, his face gradually darkening.
I reached out and grabbed my phone back, fearing that he would smash it in the next second.
"I'll take care of this," he said.
"Can you handle it?" I smiled and walked back into the room.
Alex wasn't a fool. He knew perfectly well who was behind all of this.
After taking a hot shower, I locked the door, turned off my phone, and went straight to bed.
The insults, curses, and slander against me couldn't shake me in the slightest.
The next morning, in a daze, I heard someone open my door.
But I clearly remembered that I locked the door last night.
I originally thought that Alex would come to find trouble with me because he learned that I sent a lawyer's letter to Helena, but when I opened my eyes, I found myself face to face with Sophina's chubby little face instead.
."Laurel, is your phone off? You should stay at home today and not go anywhere," Sophina frowned, and opened her mouth, but didn't say another word.
I knew she must have heard about me being exposed online, but she was probably worried that I might get too emotional, which could harm the baby.
"I'm fine." I gave a helpless smile. After a night of fallout, Helena must have hired even more trolls to slander me.
I didn't know what she was thinking, spending money in such a pointless way to humiliate me.
I wouldn't let myself die before I avenged Angela or brought justice to my mother.
More importantly, there were still people I wanted to protect.
After finishing my morning routine, I walked into the living room but didn't see Alex's figure.
Dorothy said he left before 8 a.m.
I glanced at the clock on the wall — it was already 9 o'clock.
I casually pressed the power button on my phone.
Sophina's eyes flickered with a hint of unease as she pressed her lips together, her face showing concern.
I knew she was worried that when I saw the insults online, I would react like most people — feeling sadness and anger.
But she only guessed half-right. I would feel sadness, but not anger.
The sadness, however, wasn't for me. It was for those who had crossed me, because they would have to pay the price for their reckless actions.
I have always overestimated my position.
I thought that as long as I became Alex's wife, no one would hurt me again.
It wasn't until Helena appeared that I completely understood a wife who was not valued by her husband would not be respected by others.
Helena had the guts to provoke me because she felt that Alex would always tolerate her.
But she was wrong. No matter how deep the feelings between two people, they couldn't withstand constant harm and betrayal.
Every time, Helena would act meek and obedient in front of Alex, rarely interacting with others.
Even when she almost died as a child, she never betrayed him. Naturally, she appeared to be a pure, kind-hearted, and innocent girl in the man's eyes.
But she wasn't anymore.
Helena believed that Alex constantly protected her, but she didn't realize that he simply wasn't ready to accept the truth.
He still held onto the belief that the little girl in his memories wouldn't turn into the selfish and cruel person she had become.
People would be truly awakened only if they were disappointed to a point.
To sum it up in one sentence, Alex was still willing to believe Helena again. That was why he used his connections to help her.
Even though he knew that the so-called insult and recovery from a serious illness were all fake, he still chose to cover his eyes and ears and only believed what Helena said.
"Laurel, this..." Sophina stared blankly at the headlines on her phone and looked at me in disbelief. "Is Star Media crazy? They exposed a lot of inside information."
I just smiled faintly and sipped the milk in my hand.
Star Media was the media that uploaded my video yesterday. Although they didn't use the company's name and even used a virtual Internet address, I still found the person who posted it.
Moreover, as long as they turned on the computer today, all the company's information would be leaked.
Most importantly, the reports that were forcefully suppressed by the higher-ups were completely published on the Internet at the first moment.