The vice chancellor? The fair and impartial old guy with an indifferent face?
Sophia asked as she followed Quinton to the vice chancellorâs office, âWhy does the vice chancellor want to see me?â
Quinton shook his head helplessly. âYou should read the news.â
They had to take their university shuttle bus because the journey to the vice chancellorâs office was a little far. Sitting on the bus, she fished out her phone that she hadnât touched for the whole day to read the news. Only then did she find out that the matter had become worse. For some reason, the slanderous post last night was spread all over the internet.
It rapidly became a hot topic because there was a handsome teenager, who looked almost identical to Taylor Murray, involved in the incident. As the defamatory news about Taylor was so widespread now, this incident gained momentum as well.
Hence, this had brought disrepute to Bayside University, and the internet was full of criticism and sarcasm toward the university. A bunch of weaker students who failed to enter the university had been eagerly waiting for scandals of Bayside University to feed their bitterness. Now that their wish had been fulfilledâBayside University had a scandalâthey enthusiastically reprimanded the university, like flies attracted to poop.
Quinton was worried. âThe vice chancellor is concerned about the reputation of Bayside University. Also, Stanleyâs parents are senior professors in the university. They are now furiously waiting in the vice chancellorâs office. Joe is there as well⦠Do you need me to help you to explain to them that the situation is not how they thought?â
She rejected him. âThereâs no need for that. Thank you, Professor Clark. Let me deal with this myself.â
The shuttle bus stopped in front of the universityâs multipurpose building, where the office of the vice chancellor was located. Quinton followed her upstairs anxiously. Though Sophia was really the innocent one for this incident, words could cause harm, so he was a little worried for her.
Meanwhile, in the Faculty of Film, Richard found Xyla and failed to hold back the urge to admonish her.
âXyla, why did you do this kind of thing?
Now that this happened, the news about Taylor canât be made public since the publicâs attention is now focused on Tyler.â He only learned today that Xyla actually had the public relation team of Glory Entertainment to intervene with Sophiaâs issue, and the defamatory post was publicized by his company.
Glory Entertainmentâs main task now was to defame Taylor Murray and snatch the main role of Mark Fletcher. The plan was initially going smoothly, but now that the issue about Sophia having kept men, who were students from her university, had broken out, everyoneâs attention was attracted by âTylerâ, who was 99% similar to Taylor. Therefore, if the scandals about Taylor were to be publicized now, the effect of the spread of the news would be greatly reduced.
The public relation team and online promoters of Glory Entertainment were the most successful in the entire industry. They had succeeded in making the celebrities under Glory Entertainment become some of the most famous celebrities in the industry.
However, the payment for their services was expensive, so Richard had to make sure that their every operation realized the greatest value. And now, all his plans had been ruined because everyone found out about the existence of Tyler, who bore an uncanny resemblance to Taylor. Richardâs initial idea to turn him into Glory Entertainmentâs secret weapon had fallen through.
In just one day, countless agency companies were eager to come to Bayside University to sign an agreement with this 18-year-old-version of Taylor Murray. Besides, the intimate photos of Sophia and Tyler were taken without their knowledge.
Those were his trump cards which he had prepared to keep until the most crucial moment to use it to threaten Sophia. But all those were unexpectedly publicized by Xyla. Sheâs ruined it! Itâs ruined!
Everything is now ruined!
Xyla pouted aggrievedly. âI have never thought that the situation would turn out this way. It was Faye who pleaded with me to do this. You know that weâre such good friends⦠I wonât do this again⦠Richard, please forgive me!â
At this point, what else could Richard do now? Though he inwardly blamed Xyla, he couldnât say it out loud. Since the situation had come to this point, there was nothing he could do to retrieve the situation.
But he was not reconciled to accept the unexpected fact that something he had strived hard to get had been given to Joe for free.
Now, Faye and Joe had made a big deal out of it. They were both sitting in the office of the vice chancellor, who would definitely ask Sophia to call her husband out to question him directly. Thus, Joe would achieve his goal!
After some consideration, Richard uttered, âIâm going there to check it out.â He couldnât allow Joe to gain by himself; he was curious to know who Sophiaâs husband was as well.
Xyla playfully stuck out her tongue and followed him to the multipurpose building. She might look aggrieved on the surface when in fact, she was feeling pleased inwardly. Having gone through Richardâs phone, she knew that he was still in contact with Sophia. It seems that Richard wants to use the fact that she has a boyfriend in the university to threaten her.
Sophia seemed to have never replied to him on Messenger, but based on her sixth sense, she knew that Sophia was just playing hard to get. She pretended to be reserved so that she could get Richardâs attention for a long time. After all, one would yearn for something they couldnât get.
Sophiaâs a b*tch! Since she is married, she should loyally serve that old man. How dare she continue to flirt around! She shouldnât blame me for being rough on her, then! Not only is her reputation ruined now, if her husband finds out about what she did in the university, he may very well dump her!
Even if she wonât be driven away from their home, her husband will be pestered by Joe and his family.
Iâm clear what kind of scum Joe is! By then, Sophia will never have the chance to stand up again! Haha, itâd be so exhilarating!
Meanwhile, a few parties gathered in the office of the vice chancellor. Firstly, there was the vice chancellor, whose expression glum as he sat behind his office desk while coldly waiting for Sophia to appear.
A married couple was sitting on the couch. They seemed to be intellectuals as their outfits radiated bookish vibes, and both of them wore glasses. They were Stanleyâs parents, who were furiously waiting for Sophia to appear. Stanley was sitting at one side, his eyes flicking from left to right. When he saw Joe and Faye, who were sitting on another couch, he let out an enigmatic smile.
When Sophia entered the room, the first thing she saw was Stanleyâs parents, who looked like intellectuals, sitting next to Stanley. They must be Stanleyâs parents! She had met Stanleyâs grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother, but not his parents.
Stanley said that his parents were obsessed with scientific research, so he could only meet them once every 2 weeks. Even when he was nearly killed by Phantom Wolf in Time Square, it was his brother who showed up, while his parents continued with their research overseas.
Upon seeing Sophia entering the room, he winked at her while she glared at him. F*ck! This stupid Stanley, who always craves to stir up more trouble! If you have the nerve, donât go home after the class ends!
When Stanleyâs father saw that his son was winking at her even at this moment, he hit the table in fury.
âAre you Sophia Edwards? Stay away from my son!â
The moment Stanleyâs parents stepped out of the laboratory and found out that their son had an intimate relationship with a married woman, they were so enraged to the point they nearly fainted.
The Fletcher Family has always been gentlefolks. So, as a Fletcher, how could he have an intimate relationship with a married woman? This is a disgrace to the family!