All Chapters of Rewriting the Scandal: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

"So you're saying it's true?" My voice rang out, sharp and loud. "I was assaulted, and I don't even remember it? That means I was drugged. If you saw it happen, then you're coming with me to the police station to report it. I'm filing charges."My words drew a crowd almost instantly. People stopped in their tracks, and phones appeared in hand as they began messaging others. Within two minutes, we were surrounded, packed tightly by a wall of curious faces.Harvey looked panicked, his confidence evaporating under the pressure. "Yvette, I misspoke, okay? None of it's true! You didn't sleep with every guy on campus—I was just being an idiot."He fumbled for his phone and hurriedly deleted the comments in front of me."See? They're gone. You're better than this—just let it go, okay?"Rose chimed in, trying to smooth things over. "Yeah, Yvette, Harvey didn't mean any harm. He probably confused your picture with someone else's. Just let it go—it's not a big deal."Confused my picture wi

Maybe it was because of how serious I made it sound, but the police arrived in less than 10 minutes."Who called us?" one of the officers asked, stepping through the crowd."That was me! Over here!" I jumped up as I waved, my voice loud enough to carry through the gathered students. The crowd parted like a curtain, and I stepped forward.When the police officers got closer, I started sobbing. "Officer, I was assaulted about a month ago. I don't remember anything—it's like my memory's been wiped. I think I was drugged. Please don't think I'm imagining things. I have a witness!"I pointed straight at Harvey.The officer turned to him, his notebook already out. "You witnessed the assault? When did this happen?"The second the officer addressed him, Harvey froze like a deer in headlights. His earlier bravado evaporated. "I-I don't know anything, Officer. I swear, I didn't see anything!" he stammered, his face pale and sweaty.The officer's gaze flicked back to me.Tears streamed

"This... this can't be possible! How could it be…?" Melanie was the first to speak, her voice trailing off as she stared at Rose, unable to finish her sentence.On the other hand, Rose looked like she wanted to vanish into the floor.Harvey's face turned pale as he urged the staff to speed up. "No. It can't be her. Look again—maybe there's someone else that comes out later?"But it was a holiday, and the grove was deserted. That was why they had chosen that place.The footage was sped up 16 times, showing a full four hours of nothing but the two of them entering and leaving. No one else had come or gone.The officer turned back to Hugo. "You won't claim this is also fake, right? So what exactly happened here?"Hugo knew there was no way to cover up the truth any longer. The evidence was too clear, and if he kept lying, he'd only dig himself deeper. He finally confessed.It turned out that Rose had been desperate to get the scholarship. She had been talking to Hugo constantly, sa

That night, the video of Rose and Hugo started spreading like wildfire online.Melanie and I wrote up the whole story as a post and shared it on the confession wall. We didn't post it just on our college's confession wall, but also on several other colleges in the area. Melanie had her own marketing account, and we threw all our money into boosting the post. In an instant, the whole situation went viral.I became an overnight sensation.A lot of girls praised me, calling me brave and saying my actions were a textbook example of fighting against malicious rumors. As I gained more attention, Rose and Hugo’s reputations sank lower and lower.It didn’t take long for Rose to drop out of college. I heard her family came from a very traditional background, where her academic achievements were their pride since she was a child. They were counting on their daughter to bring success to the family and often bragged about it to others.But when she got to college, she lacked self-control and