Chapter 516

The comments section under his post turned into a breeding ground for rumors, with people adding all sorts of fabricated details. In the version of events that online users had cooked up, I was painted as a divorced woman scheming to tie myself to Luke, a manipulative figure trying to ruin his relationship with Joey. In their fantasies, Joey’s response was framed as the heroic comeback of a female lead in a drama, with the public eagerly awaiting her grand exit from the police station, ready for her to take down the “scumbag man and the homewrecker” next.

The absurdity of these theories gave me a headache. I didn’t even have the energy to defend myself.

In their eyes, having been through a failed marriage and having sent Max to prison made me nothing but a calculating villain. They seemed to forget that in that marriage, I was the victim.

Luke and Joey had never been in a relationship. Other than that one night at the Waldorf, Luke and I had maintained a professional relationship—no