Revenge In Repose (Valerie and Aiden) novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97

[Don’t cry. People like that deserve to be publicly shamed. Just tell me which department she’s in and her name. I’ll go teach her a lesson, Just kiddo or am I?]

[Seriously, you guys don’t know her? That’s Valerie Clark–the campus belle of Reano University’s Jewelry Department.]

[Oh my, I really didn’t expect her to do something like this. She came from a poor family–you know, for the past couple of years she’d been working at a café and tutoring middle schoolers just to get by. I remember her as such an innocent and pure girl.]

[Oh, she’s really pure, purely into sugar daddies old enough to be her father, always sucking up to daddy so well. So innocent, so clean, right?)

The further Valerie scrolled, the more vile the comments became. Now, Valerie finally understood why Adrienne had been so furious.

Even Valerie herself was absolutely furious when she saw these comments. Scrolling down, she found that most people were wildly speculating about her relationship with her so–called sugar daddies.

[Heard Valerie took an extended leave from the start of the semester until just last week. That’s over a month, right? Guess she was too busy pleasing her sugar daddy to even bother with classes.]

[Of course, when a rich guy gets a new pet, there’s always that new toy phase. Now that she’s finally secured her place in his harem, she’s back at school to flaunt it.]

[Heard those sugar daddies have some special tastes. No wonder Valerie’s been walking kinda funny lately–guess now we all know why.I

[I saw Valerie going into a hotel with some fat–cat businessman not long ago. The guy was bald, had a beer belly, and looked so greasy I wanted to puke. At the time, I thought maybe it was not her and didn’t dare say anything, but now it’s clear–it was really her.]

The further Valerie scrolled, the more vivid the rumors became as if everyone online had actually witnessed Valerie with some repulsive old geezer, being abused and humiliated right before their eyes.

People casually fabricated baseless rumors, and the more they spread, the more verified these lies appeared.

Valerie grew angrier with every comment she read, but soon let out a long, deep sigh.

Valerie exited the thread and messaged Adrienne: [I’ve seen it. Don’t worry–I’m fine.]

Adrienne instantly replied: [Valerie, did you see it? I’m so pissed. They’re all saying your silence means you’re admitting it. You have to clarify this right away–go. Hurry. Go.]

Valerie exited her chat with Adrienne, only to notice a number of new WhatsApp messages from others waiting below.

She always kept WhatsApp running in the background and followed way too many official accounts. Over time, all those recommended messages piled up, but she didn’t bother to check them, so her unread messages just kept growing.

Unless it was from someone she knew, she’d just ignore the message.

Only now did Valerie notice the flood of messages from people who were technically on her WhatsApp contacts but whom she barely knew.

A teacher: [I’ve seen what’s happening on the forum, and I don’t believe those rumors about you. Our department is organizing a competition soon–the winner will likely get an internship at a leading company.

[If you’re interested in participating, you might want to address this situation first.]

Valerie saw the message–thankfully, it had only been sent less than an hour ago.

Valerie replied: [Thank you. I’ll handle this ASAP.]

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After leaving the page, Valerie noticed that quite a few others had reached out, most of them post fishing for gasalp about the rumors

Classmate A said with a link: [Hey Valerie, did you see that post on the forum? is any of it true? I don’t think you’re that kind of person, to basto fake, right?]

Classmate B: (Hey Valerie, I just saw a lot of people talking about you on the forum. Did you see it?)

Messages like these kept pouring in.

To people she wasn’t close to, Valerie sent a standard reply: [Thanks for your concern. It’s just a misunderstanding–I’ll clear things up soon)

After replying to those messages, Valerie received a response from the teacher: [Please handle this promptly. This incident not only has a significant impact on your reputation, but also reflects poorly on the university.

[I believe you would never do something like this, and your advisor shares my confidence in you.]

Valerie replied, [Thank you. I understand and will take care of it promptly.]

Valerie didn’t need their reminders–she would never let herself live under others‘ scrutiny.

‘I’d already spent my entire old life like this, and I was utterly sick of the feeling,’ she thought.

She should’ve known–wherever there were people, there was bound to be jealousy, malice, and gossip. She’d simply underestimated just how nasty things could get at school.

After a moment’s thought, Valerie opened her Instagram.

Today’s art museum event was exhausting but incredibly rewarding.

Valerie picked out several group photos with renowned veteran artists in the field, along with shots of the gallery’s layout and ambiance, and the packed crowd at the venue.

At the center was a selfie she took while sitting on stage during the lecture, with nameplates displaying both her and her grandmother’s names placed together in front of her.

She composed the caption: [Exhausted but fulfilled–spent the day with Grandma, met so many respected veterans, and learned a ton. Grateful and blessed.]

The post featured nine photos.

After posting on her Instagram, Valerie headed straight to the university forum and signed up for the school’s anniversary performance program.

The moment Valerie submitted her application, her forum account automatically posted a notification: [Just signed up for the school’s summer–festival-

come check it out.]

The moment the post went live, a bunch of curious onlookers instantly flocked to check it out.

Adrienne immediately messaged Valerie: [WHAT ARE YOU DOING?]