Chapter 807:
“I want to ruin Elena’s reputation,” Darren said fiercely, his teeth clenched. He produced a bank card and handed it to Sylvia. “There’s half a million dollars on this. Use it to fund a smear campaign team. Keep the spotlight on Elena. If we can validate the plagiarism claims, not even the Harper family can protect her.”
Darren had never expected Elena, the woman he despised, to be none other than the renowned author Lena. Lena’s influence was substantial, and he knew that even the influential Harper family could not easily quell this uproar. He was intent on fanning the flames, aiming for them to engulf Elena entirely.
“Got it.” Sylvia quickly agreed, eagerly pocketing the card, fearful Darren might retract his offer.
A wave of revulsion swept over Darren as he observed Sylvia’s greed. In that instant, lightning split the night sky, followed by a thunderous crackle. The storm grew fiercer, with rain pouring down in heavy sheets.
Trees lining the road thrashed wildly, their thick branches yielding to the storm’s fury.
The atmosphere was charged and foreboding, the sky cloaked in heavy clouds that seemed to choke the very air.
Meanwhile, at the Harper family estate in Klathe, Elena received correspondence from an esteemed professor at Imperial University. It was a letter from Moises Haywood, dean of Imperial University and a towering figure in education, who had also been Elena’s mentor.
Having been invited to lecture at Klathe University, Moises took the opportunity to arrange a meeting with Elena, aware that she was in the vicinity.
Throughout Elena’s doctoral tenure at Imperial University, Moises had regarded her as a prodigy. After graduation, he had recommended her for a faculty position at Imperial University—a prestigious institution that nurtured Nobel laureates and political leaders, where only the elite were invited to teach. Elena, however, had opted to return to her roots instead.
This decision had always been a point of regret for Moises, as Elena had been one of his most talented pupils. Upon arriving in Klathe, he wasted no time in reaching out to her.
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Elena planned to meet with Moises the next day at Klathe University. They would have dinner after his lecture concluded.
Elena had issues she hoped to discuss with Moises as well. She was deliberately biding her time regarding the false accusations. Her strategy was already set. She knew how quickly rumors could spread and how exhausting it was to extinguish them one by one. Her approach was to let the accusations pile up and then address them all at once.
After a night marked by fierce storms and roaring thunder, the weather calmed. By the next morning, the skies cleared, washing the city in a rejuvenating light that made the previous night’s storms seem distant.
Following her morning meal, Elena prepared to attend Moises’s lecture at Klathe University. As she got ready to leave, Ellis stood up, grabbing his car keys. “Are you heading out? I’ll drive you,” he suggested.
Elena declined politely. “That’s kind of you, Ellis, but there is no need.” However, Ellis persisted, expressing concern for her well-being in light of the recent animosity she faced.
Eventually, Elena conceded and got into Ellis’s car.
Upon reaching Klathe University, Ellis parked in the underground garage, while Elena stepped out near the academic building. It was Moises’s first lecture at Klathe, attracting a large student turnout.
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