Chapter 422: Chapter 422: Inspirational Goddess Persona Collapses
"Heh..." Jasmine Sinclair chuckled. "I bet you don’t know this, do you? Claire Sinclair used to be so weak-willed that she wouldn’t even fight back when she was being abused. She gets weak-kneed in crowds. With a personality like that, how do you think she became the number one reporter? It must have been Young Master Quincy who propped her up!"
The assistant was silent for a moment before saying in a low voice, "Claire Sinclair told me she married either Young Master Quincy or Ethan Kingsley. Do you think that’s true?"
"Her?" Jasmine Sinclair scoffed. "Just think about it. If it was Ethan Kingsley, wouldn’t he have invited the entire entertainment industry to the wedding? And if it was Young Master Quincy, how could the Quincy Family possibly accept a daughter-in-law whose ex-boyfriend is a rapist? Don’t they require women with spotless backgrounds? I distinctly remember Mrs. Quincy mentioning that in an interview. You can look it up online if you don’t believe me."
After listening to her, the assistant took a check from his pocket and placed it on the table. "Miss Sinclair, this is a small token of our Chairman’s appreciation. I will contact you again if needed."
With that, he stood and left.
Jasmine Sinclair glanced at the amount on the check. ’Only 1 million???’
Damn it!
’Trying to get rid of me for a measly one million!’
Jasmine Sinclair was tempted to tear the check to shreds, but she couldn’t bring herself to part with that much money, so she put it away.
’It doesn’t matter,’ she thought. ’Whether Vincent Webb goes after that bitch Claire Sinclair or not, it makes no difference to me. I can handle her myself.’
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After returning, the assistant relayed everything Jasmine Sinclair had said to Vincent Webb, word for word. He concluded, "Chairman, it’s obvious that Jasmine Sinclair is jealous of Claire Sinclair. I don’t think we can fully trust her."
Vincent Webb smirked. "Whether what she said is true or not, we can use the momentum and give her a little push. When the time comes, we’ll see who’s telling the truth and who’s lying. The facts will speak for themselves."
The assistant asked, "How do we do that?"
"Find that paparazzo, the one surnamed Zhu, and have him break the story. Tell him to contact Jasmine Sinclair. That guy is the most vicious dog in the business. Once she’s in his clutches, even if Claire Sinclair is innocent, he’ll paint her as guilty."
"Understood!"
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With the Morinka assignment finally over, Claire Sinclair returned to the news agency the next day.
The moment she walked into the office, her colleagues all shot her strange looks. Even Hughes, who was usually very friendly with her, seemed to be avoiding her.
Claire Sinclair found it odd and couldn’t help but ask, "Why is everyone staring at me?"
Since he and Claire Sinclair were usually on good terms, Hughes whispered a word of advice, "You should check Weibo. It’s blowing up online right now."
’Weibo again?’
’This is so tedious!’
Claire Sinclair had really had it with those netizens who clearly had too much time on their hands. ’Can’t they just give it a rest for a single day!’
Claire Sinclair sat down at her desk and booted up her computer.
As the computer started up, she immediately logged onto the Weibo homepage and saw the system’s recommended trending topics.
#ClaireSinclairKeptByYoungMasterQuincy#
#ClaireSinclairScandalousPast#
#InspirationalGoddessPersonaCollapses#
#ClaireSinclairIsYoungMasterQuincysMistress!#
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Although the hashtags were all different, the content was largely the same: an "insider" had revealed that Claire Sinclair’s ex-boyfriend was a rapist and that she had been carrying on an illicit affair with Young Master Quincy. Evergreen Garden was supposedly a lavish gift he had purchased for her. Furthermore, this source claimed the only reason Claire Sinclair was so admired nationwide was that Young Master Quincy was pulling all the strings from behind the scenes.
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