Their Mistake, Her Rise - Chapter 385: Chapter 385
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Seeing Rick hold back, the other Elders naturally stayed quiet too. Discretion is the better part of valor. They knew better than to step forward and risk trouble.
The last thing they wanted was to provoke Shawn into a rampage and truly disgrace Clusia on the international stage.
Sophia realized that she couldn't rely on any of them. Yet unwilling to just walk away, she decided to stake everything.
She shoved through the crowd and wedged herself between Shawn and Zoe. Grabbing Zoe's arm, she sneered, "Zoe, maybe you do have some skills, but the fact remains—you stole another woman's fiancé. You're shameless!
"If you apologize to me now, I might still forgive you. Otherwise, you'll always be branded as a homewrecker who came between a couple. You'll be marked a disgrace forever!"
Sophia elevated the issue to a moral level, striking a chord with many of the women present.
Someone scoffed, "Even if this shameless bitch has some skills, she's nothing but a walking disaster!"
"Today she steals someone's fiancé, and tomorrow she'll snatch another's husband. What a shameless homewrecker!"
"Fellow sisters, we must boycott this homewrecker! We can't let women like her destroy other people's families!"
"Yeah! Boycott her!"
Another echoed even more firmly, "Absolutely! Boycott her!"
Seeing she could still rally the women to her side, Sophia immediately regained her confidence. She sneered, "See for yourself, Zoe? Your dirty tricks can never be washed clean. Apologize to me, right here and now!"
"Enough!" Shawn cut in, his voice low and commanding.
Sophia feigned fright and burst into tears. "Shawn, I know you must despise me now because of this woman, but I can't just stand by and watch you ruin yourself.
"Shawn, please wake up! She's nothing but trouble. Can't you see that?"
The crowd tut-tutted. "I always thought the legendary warrior of Clusia was an honorable man. Turns out he's just another scumbag."
"Appearances can be deceiving. You can't judge a man solely by his abilities."
"Even the mightiest man falls for a pretty face."
Opinions about Zoe and Shawn were sharply divided. The women branded Shawn a heartless scumbag, while the men dismissed Zoe as a shameless slut.
All in all, Sophia's vicious slander had utterly shredded Zoe and Shawn's reputations.
Sophia did all this just to drag someone down with her. If she couldn't have Shawn, then she'd make sure no one else could be happy either.
She only dared to act so boldly because Zoe was too afraid to reveal her identity as Firefox. If not for that, Sophia never would have had the nerve to behave like this.
'As long as Zoe didn't publicly reveal her identity, she was just some insignificant girl from a third-rate family, someone who could be insulted and bullied at will,' Sophia thought.
Shawn noticed that the surrounding chatter was mostly malicious gossip targeting Zoe. As a man and her protector, he naturally couldn't just stand by.
Just as Shawn was about to step forward to clear Zoe's name, she pressed a hand to his arm and said, "Let me handle this."
James shot a cold glare at the gossiping crowd and snapped, "Shut your mouths!"
"Exactly! She's under our protection. Since when do worthless idiots like you get to bully her?" Tobias flared up too.
Then, the President of the International Racing Association declared solemnly, "Our association stands firmly with Ms. Zoe Evans!"
All three were figures of great standing, especially Tobias and James—one dominated the pharmaceutical industry, the other the weapons industry.
If one crossed the two, their entire nation would be in trouble. From that moment on, their country would be permanently cut off from any breakthrough medicines or weapons blueprints.
Under such overwhelming pressure, nobody would dare to gossip about Zoe or make snide remarks. Doing so would practically declare themselves a public enemy of their own nation.
The last thing they wanted was to provoke Shawn into a rampage and truly disgrace Clusia on the international stage.
Sophia realized that she couldn't rely on any of them. Yet unwilling to just walk away, she decided to stake everything.
She shoved through the crowd and wedged herself between Shawn and Zoe. Grabbing Zoe's arm, she sneered, "Zoe, maybe you do have some skills, but the fact remains—you stole another woman's fiancé. You're shameless!
"If you apologize to me now, I might still forgive you. Otherwise, you'll always be branded as a homewrecker who came between a couple. You'll be marked a disgrace forever!"
Sophia elevated the issue to a moral level, striking a chord with many of the women present.
Someone scoffed, "Even if this shameless bitch has some skills, she's nothing but a walking disaster!"
"Today she steals someone's fiancé, and tomorrow she'll snatch another's husband. What a shameless homewrecker!"
"Fellow sisters, we must boycott this homewrecker! We can't let women like her destroy other people's families!"
"Yeah! Boycott her!"
Another echoed even more firmly, "Absolutely! Boycott her!"
Seeing she could still rally the women to her side, Sophia immediately regained her confidence. She sneered, "See for yourself, Zoe? Your dirty tricks can never be washed clean. Apologize to me, right here and now!"
"Enough!" Shawn cut in, his voice low and commanding.
Sophia feigned fright and burst into tears. "Shawn, I know you must despise me now because of this woman, but I can't just stand by and watch you ruin yourself.
"Shawn, please wake up! She's nothing but trouble. Can't you see that?"
The crowd tut-tutted. "I always thought the legendary warrior of Clusia was an honorable man. Turns out he's just another scumbag."
"Appearances can be deceiving. You can't judge a man solely by his abilities."
"Even the mightiest man falls for a pretty face."
Opinions about Zoe and Shawn were sharply divided. The women branded Shawn a heartless scumbag, while the men dismissed Zoe as a shameless slut.
All in all, Sophia's vicious slander had utterly shredded Zoe and Shawn's reputations.
Sophia did all this just to drag someone down with her. If she couldn't have Shawn, then she'd make sure no one else could be happy either.
She only dared to act so boldly because Zoe was too afraid to reveal her identity as Firefox. If not for that, Sophia never would have had the nerve to behave like this.
'As long as Zoe didn't publicly reveal her identity, she was just some insignificant girl from a third-rate family, someone who could be insulted and bullied at will,' Sophia thought.
Shawn noticed that the surrounding chatter was mostly malicious gossip targeting Zoe. As a man and her protector, he naturally couldn't just stand by.
Just as Shawn was about to step forward to clear Zoe's name, she pressed a hand to his arm and said, "Let me handle this."
James shot a cold glare at the gossiping crowd and snapped, "Shut your mouths!"
"Exactly! She's under our protection. Since when do worthless idiots like you get to bully her?" Tobias flared up too.
Then, the President of the International Racing Association declared solemnly, "Our association stands firmly with Ms. Zoe Evans!"
All three were figures of great standing, especially Tobias and James—one dominated the pharmaceutical industry, the other the weapons industry.
If one crossed the two, their entire nation would be in trouble. From that moment on, their country would be permanently cut off from any breakthrough medicines or weapons blueprints.
Under such overwhelming pressure, nobody would dare to gossip about Zoe or make snide remarks. Doing so would practically declare themselves a public enemy of their own nation.
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