“Impressive. You’re still as strong as ever,<b>” </b>Alice remarked over the video call.


    She asked, “Did you see the gossip piece I sent you? Why haven’t you replied?”


    Macie hadn’t responded yet when Alice suddenly remembered something. “Oh, right! You’ve been abroad for two years. You probably don’t even know who Edward Fowler is.”


    Macie lowered her gaze, remaining silent. How could she not know? She had been his housekeeper during that time.


    “He was in our college too, but in the finance department while we studied digital media arts.”


    Alice clucked her tongue before continuing, “I heard he broke up with his girlfriend in junior year. But who would’ve thought that they’d get back together four yearster…”


    She continued rambling, speaking unclearly while brushing her teeth.


    Macie, not wanting to interrupt her friend’s enthusiasm, turned the volume to its lowest setting. Alice was her college roommate and a close friend, but she had no idea that Macie and Edward had actually been ssmates in high school as well. Macie had kept that fact well hidden, along with her secret crush, never revealing a single hint.


    On the other end of the video call, Alice kept talking but eventually noticed Macie’sck of response. She asked, “Are you even listening?”


    <b>“</b>Yes, I’m listening. Go on,” Macie replied.


    “Let me tell you why I started following him in the first ce. A year ago, my dad wanted to set me up with him. But it turned into a misunderstanding because they found out that Edward was already


    married.”


    Alice continued, then asked, “So, do you think that he got divorced and went back to his ex, or was he


    cheating during his marriage?”


    Her words reminded Macie of something. She scrolled back to the original post to take a screenshot, only to find that the entry had disappeared.


    Just like before–when the famous embrace incident happened–the media outlets covering it had all taken down their posts.


    At that time, she had saved a screenshot before everything was erased.


    Fortunately, Alice had sent her one in advance<b>. </b>It was yet another piece of evidence of his infidelity.


    “Whatever it is, it has nothing to do with us,” Macie replied.


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    “It’s been two years since west talked. I just wanted a topic to chat about,” Alice said.


    They continued talking for a bit before ending the call.


    As Macie walked home, she went through all the evidence of Edward’s cheating on her phone, focusing on the messages and photos Sharon had sent.


    Sharon probably never expected Macie to have backups from the very start, anticipating that they might


    Meanwhile, in the Fowler Group CEO’s office, Nathan was giving a report.


    He said, “Mr. Fowler, we’ve taken care of the trending topic online. However, since it was posted at


    midnight, the PR team couldn’t handle it in time, which is why it hit the headlines this morning.


    “I apologize, Mr. Fowler. The team member on duty left at 11:30 pmst night. From now on, we’ll implement an overnight shift schedule,” ric ckwood, the head of the public rtions department, said, bowing in apology.


    At his desk, Edward sat with his hands sped, his gaze dark and brooding, anger simmering beneath the surface. But why hadn’t he exploded in rage yet? It was because his fury wasn’t directed at the PR


    team. <b>It </b>was aimed at Sharon.


    He wondered if she had intentionally posted the picture at midnight to let the news spread overnight, only for it to be a done deal by morning.


    He wondered what exactly she was nning and what she was after.


    Across from him, Nathan and ric waited anxiously, bracing for his wrath. But after several long seconds without a single reprimand, they hesitantly nced up. Edward’s expression was terrifyingly cold, the fury unmistakable–but strangely, he wasn’tshing out.