How could an illegitimate child be worthy of the president ofFinnor Group? Isn't that too absurd? Class dismissedlMrs. Norton's background is so strange. No wonder Finnick wants to keep it a secret. Not only is she an illegitimate child, but her mother is also a disreputable woman. Finnick, you have been deceivedlFinnick’s mother-in-law is a shameless homewrecker.Both mother and daughter are skankslWhat a b*tch. She was even selling her body during her university days. That's utterly shameless. I knew her when I was in university, and she was a whore back then.She's a dirty woman who goes around hooking up with men.
Vivian bit her lip and held back her tears.
There was an online video of an unknown person interviewing Vivian's former university classmates.
Anonymous man: You were Vivian's university classmate and also the class monitor. You should know her quite well then. Is she the type who sleeps around as rumored online?Class monitor: Hm... It's been so many years, so why bring it up again? Anyway... I better stop talking. I wouldn't want to offend anyone. All I can say is she has a bad reputation. Anonymous man: It looks like you are afraid to speak the truth, but I can tell that there's more to that. We've found a few more classmates. Do you think they will tell the truth?Classmate: There was a scandal back then, and many people knew about it. There were rumors that she slept around with many men. Classmate: It seemed like she had a boyfriend. But he later found out that she slept around, so he broke up with her and went abroad. That's all I know.
What happened two years ago came back to haunt her again. Once more, she was thrown back into hell.
She remembered how she felt those days when her classmates and lecturers looked at her disdainfully and spewed harsh words at her. Right then, she was overwhelmed by that terrible feeling again.
Had she not thought of her mother back then, Vivian would have taken her own life. But now, the scandal had resurfaced, attacking her ruthlessly until she could no longer muster the strength to fight back.
Tears were falling down her cheeks like a broken string of pearls. Vivian's heart wrenched in pain as though she was being punched in the chest.
Muffling her cries, she ran all the way out of the office and headed to the washroom. She locked herself in a cubicle and sobbed uncontrollably.
Ken stood up and looked at Vivian's empty desk, then he said to Sarah, "Was she crying?"
Sarah replied impatiently, "Shut up and get back to work."
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