Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss-Chapter 466: Scandal Exposed
Selena Kensington nodded slightly, "It must be Roxanne Sutton behind this."
Selena knew how much Roxanne cared about her image; seeing herself being disparaged online, how could Roxanne stand it?
Vivian Sutton expressed her concern, "What about Sloane’s sister? She doesn’t have any dirt, does she...?"
Selena shrugged slightly, "Those greedy media are best at twisting the truth after being paid."
"In time, they’ll blur the details and say some misleading things, letting the netizens’ imagination run wild."
Vivian growled, "These media are really detestable!"
"Selie, what are you planning to do?!"
Selena squinted slightly, a trace of danger flashing in her eyes.
"We’ll wait for them to spill it, and then take them down."
Vivian hurriedly asked, "What about Roxanne?!"
Vivian felt much better just seeing Roxanne in a bad situation.
Selena smiled helplessly, "Sweetie Vivian, if Roxanne dares to do this, she must have kept something up her sleeve; at most she’ll be the subject of online controversy."
Roxanne couldn’t be obvious in targeting Sloane at this critical juncture.
After all, the two are currently rivals. If something happened to Sloane, Roxanne would be the first suspect among netizens.
She wouldn’t be foolish enough to leave any incriminating evidence.
Otherwise, if her actions implicated "Marguerite Volant" and Radiance,
even if Sidney Dalton still had some consideration for her, it could never be like before.
Vivian waved dismissively, "That’s fine, as long as she’s having a hard time, I’m fine!"
Selena chuckled, stood up and said, "Okay, I’ll get going now."
It’s getting late, and the sky outside was gradually darkening.
Vivian also stood up, pointing to the already knitted dark gray scarf on the table, "Aren’t you taking this home to your husband?"
"Um... I’ll surprise him with it later."
Upon hearing Selena’s plan, Vivian got it, and gave Selena an ’OK’ gesture.
"Sister, I get it, I get it!"
Afterward, Selena left the villa area and returned to the Norwood Family.
*
Once back at the Norwood Family, Selena saw Sterling Norwood sitting on the living room sofa.
He had a laptop on his lap and seemed to be in a conversation with someone.
Selena approached, "Sterling!"
She called from behind him, then pounced.
Her arms closed around his neck from behind.
Sterling chuckled and placed the laptop on the coffee table.
He then turned his head slightly, "You’ve been with Vivian again?"
These days, Selena was frequently with Vivian.
Practically spending the whole day together.
This made Sterling’s jealousy boil over once more.
Selena acknowledged, "Yes."
She then looked toward the content on Sterling’s laptop.
It was a video call, and the person on the other end was... Hughes!
Selena hadn’t expected Sterling to be on a video call with Hughes.
She cheerfully greeted Hughes, "Hughes, long time no see."
Hughes laughed and said to Selena, "Sister-in-law, you finally noticed me."
"I was just wondering if I’d catch your cheesy lovey-dovey moments again."
Hughes’ sentence amused Selena.
She was about to say something when she felt the pressure on her hands tighten.
Soon after, she saw Sterling directly close the laptop’s screen.
"...???" 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Hughes, suddenly in the dark, was puzzled.
Then, Selena found herself being lifted and placed on Sterling’s lap.
"Now even Hughes is more important than me?"
Sterling’s words were filled with a strong sense of threat and grievance.
Being with Vivian all day was tolerable, but not paying attention after coming home and instead focusing on Hughes?
Selena immediately sensed the meaning in Sterling’s words.
She said with an amused exasperation, "I just haven’t seen Hughes in a while and wanted to say hello."
"What, are you jealous of this too?"
Sterling said nothing but leaned down to give her face soft pecks.
Finally landing on her lips, gradually deepening the kiss.
The gentle, tingling kiss conveyed his feelings of grievance.
She tilted her head responding to him.
After the kiss ended, Sterling helped Selena arrange the loose strands of hair on her face, then took her hand leading to the dining room.
After dinner, Selena called Hugh Kensington and relayed what Sloane had told her that afternoon.
"I guess it’ll be within these days; you should have the PR department keep an eye out."
"Once those revelations come out, investigate which media is behind this."
Hugh quickly agreed on the other end of the phone, "Alright, I’ll arrange that."
*
Selena’s predictions were in line with the media’s schedule.
The following night, numerous comments regarding Sloane started surfacing online.
Most contained significant misinformation.
#Sloane Hawthorne’s life in the slums uncovered!#
#Was Sloane Hawthorne the leader of delinquent teens?#
#Uncovering the past of Sloane Hawthorne!#
Many topics related to Sloane were circulated.
Much of the content came from bias and selective editing after interviews with people from the slums.
Like how Sloane and her brother barely settled in the slums before she began dyeing her hair and smoking...
And leading children from the slums to run around the alleys.
They were also often seen at a bar near the slums, sometimes not returning until the wee hours.
Netizens were shocked as these revelations emerged.
Even though Sloane’s residence in the slums was known, what she did there was unknown.
Was she the queen bee of delinquents?
Actively clubbing and not returning home?
[Fake, right?! Our sister Sloane got popular so she’s hated now?!]
[Could it be Roxanne Sutton after all...? They’ve been compared a lot lately.]
[Are you crazy? Don’t come for Roxanne just because your Sloane’s in trouble!]
[Sloane fans, could you stop involving Roxanne??? Have some self-awareness!]
[Here’s a conspiracy theory: why did Sloane’s dirt surface now?]
[Given the prior comparison, Roxanne seemed lacking compared to Sloane.]
[Don’t believe these media rumors, root for Sloane!!!]
Roxanne’s fans found joy in this incident.
After all, the fanbases had clashed for so long, and they’d been on the losing end.
Now having the chance to deflate the other side’s arrogance, Roxanne’s fans eagerly dissed those defending Sloane.
The online discourse simmered for a while.
