Chapter 569:

Brock’s gaze sharpened as it landed back on Beatrice. “As for the lies, you can take the news of your failed bid home and ask your ungrateful daughter for the details.”

Although Brad’s words appeared aimed at Rylie, his statement before the crowd served as a clear proclamation to all. He did not have any connection to Zaylee and would not shield her again.

Beatrice, along with her companions, Zaylee, and Perla, were hauled out by the bodyguards. They were treated as though they were refuse to be discarded. The spectacle ended there, stamped by Brad’s cold resolve and Rylie’s firm command.

Rylie had already guessed that Felix and Brad had joined forces. She gave Brock a nod and said, “Pass along my thanks to him.”

Brock’s smile hinted at understanding. “I’ll see that he hears it.”

Inside, he noted the strangeness of it all. One sent thanks through a messenger. The other conveyed regret through the same means. Once the trouble with Zaylee ended, he felt sure those two would find their way back to each other.

As the commotion died down, its effects raced through the city. The “Nexus Future” business district declared a lifelong ban. The decision carried weight and spread quickly among the highest social circles.

Within a single night, Beatrice and her partners saw their enterprises crumble. Contracts were lost. Their wealthy patrons disappeared, taking with them the very foundation of their trade. The blow was crushing, hanging over them like a dark cloud, driving already fragile families toward collapse.

While this unfolded, Connie stayed at home recovering. Her mother, broken by the turn of events, lashed out and called her a fool. Already worn down by guilt over Rylie, Connie had lied only because Zaylee had threatened her. Now the scheme had collapsed, leaving nothing but ruin. She finally realized that Zaylee’s promises had been false from the start. Rather than bringing wealth and influence, she had dragged Connie’s family into financial disaster.

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That night, seething with anger and regret, Connie lost control. She filled the school forum with posts, each one revealing Zaylee’s wrongdoings in the harshest words she could write.

Before long, others who had suffered from Zaylee’s deceit came forward.

Many of them had once been Zaylee’s closest supporters, helping her torment Melany. Now they became her most ruthless critics, attacking her without mercy. Some even shared…

Photos of her shameful removal from the “Nexus Future” event, where she stood beside Perla, still wearing her waitress’s uniform, spread like wildfire. It was, without question, the harshest truth she had ever faced.

By the next morning, whispers about the servant’s daughter pretending to be the girlfriend of a wealthy heir had spread through the school, placing Zaylee at the very center of the uproar.

She understood better than anyone the chaos that would erupt from her identity being revealed. Rather than face it, she stayed away from school and stationed herself outside Brad’s room, crouched low and refusing to leave until she got an answer from him.

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