Their Mistake, Her Rise - Chapter 198: Chapter 198

The Ludwig family was on a whole different level in Jelonsburg, so when people heard Shawn was marrying into a third-rate family, everyone lost it.
After all, Shawn publicly announced Zoe as his fiancée. Shawn's grandparents also held a press conference to declare Zoe as the prospective lady of the household. With all this, no one doubted that Zoe and Shawn's relationship was fake.
As soon as the news got out, all the girls who had a crush on Shawn were heartbroken and shed tears.
Online, trending topics and posts popped up nonstop, and the comments section blew up. Some people cheered for Zoe, others just threw shade.
One commented: [OMG, this is a real Cinderella story. If only I were Zoe. She just got recognized as the family's heiress, and now she's dating a total dream guy like Shawn. She hit the jackpot!]
Another said: [No way! Shawn is mine, all mine!]
A person said: [How could Shawn do this? Didn't he say he'd marry Firefox? Now he's with another woman? Men really are all the same!]
Someone said: [Isn't Zoe just a scheming bitch? She must've used some dirty tricks to get Shawn. How could the Ludwig family let someone like her in?]
One said: [How did a small-town girl like Zoe manage to snag Shawn? I'm so curious. Maybe she's just pretending to be innocent.]
A girl said: [Please teach me, Zoe. How do you win over your dream guy? I've been crushing on our school's heartthrob for years and still can't get him.]
Most of the comments online were full of envy and jealousy over Zoe's luck, with some people questioning her character. Soon, more haters showed up.
One commented: [Do you even know what Zoe's really like? I heard she was already messing around with guys back in the small town. Total trash.]
Another chimed in: [I've got the inside scoop. This woman drugged Shawn and slept with him to get where she is now.]
Someone said: [Zoe is such a bitch. She even set up her sister, and now she's stealing Sophia's fiancé. Shameless!]
A person said: [Morals are dead these days. How can someone like her get ahead? Isn't Shawn's family going to do anything about it?]
One said: [Shawn, wake up! Don't fall for a pretty face. She's just using you to climb the ladder!]
Accusations of Zoe stealing Sophia's fiancé and scheming her way up were everywhere. Soon, wild conspiracy theories popped up, claiming Zoe staged the rescue and was the one who hurt Amy.
Those comments barely lasted half an hour before they were wiped clean. Aside from the official statement from the Ludwig family, one couldn't even leave a comment under the post.
It was clear to everyone that someone was pulling strings behind the scenes.
The one who hired trolls to go after Zoe was Sophia. Ever since she left the Ludwig residence, she'd been on edge. She was terrified that if things got any worse, she'd lose her last shot for good.
Her first instinct was to use online public opinion to take control of the situation, but she never expected someone would seize the internet so quickly and erase all those negative posts.
Watching things spiral out of control, Sophia started to panic. She was scared the Ludwigs would expose what she'd done. If that happened, Sophia knew the White family would cut her loose to protect their reputation. Life in high society had taught her that much.
Desperate to keep her status and determined to get rid of Zoe, Sophia decided to take matters into her own hands. She quickly took out her phone and called the person who had initiated contact with her last time, who was also Bruno's subordinate.
To her surprise, the person who picked up was Bruno himself.