Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 570

The rumor from the Internet came out of nowhere. If Katherine never mentioned it, Sophia would never have known she had apparently cheated. The person she had supposedly cheated on was even more interesting—it was Heath, of all people.

Sophia did not intend to pursue the matter. As she was pregnant, she did not wish to expand herself. Besides, she thought of it as amassing good karma for her unborn child.

However, Alexander was not going to tolerate it. As soon as he was able to, he called Felix.

It did not take long for Felix to discover the culprit; Sophia was not surprised to find out Charlotte had been behind it.

She had offended only those two people—Charlotte and Manuel.

Manuel was a shrewd man with years of experience in the industry who knew the tradeoff between cost and benefits better than anybody.

A transaction was all about compromise. Though Sophia had pressed him a little too hard on the price the other day, both parties had signed an agreement, which rendered it a voluntary contract.

Sophia believed Manuel understood that well enough.

Charlotte, on the other hand, was different. Having attempted to bully Sophia over Heath the other time, Sophia fully expected Charlotte to take measures and avenge herself.

To her surprise, Charlotte only looked cleverer than she really was.

Sophia, on the other hand, would not employ such underhanded and crude tactics to get revenge.

Naturally, with her background and resources, Sophia would have been able to bear the consequences even if she used the same tactics.

Charlotte, however, was different.

Since she can't handle the consequences, she's courting death for using these tactics.

Alexander studied Felix's findings with a frown. “Who is this Charlotte Brooks?”

About to eat a mango slice, Sophia slackened her grip slightly at his words, causing the fruit to nearly slip out of her grasp.

She could not resist a giggle. “How forgetful of you, Mr. Xenos. Ms. Brooks is the lady we ran into when we were dining at the private restaurant.”

Aside from matters involving Sophia, Alexander did not care about anything or anybody else enough to remember them after initial contact.

However, Sophia's reminder jolted his memory.

When they were at the private restaurant, there was a woman trying to bully Sophia.

He also recalled that the woman was acquainted with Heath.

Alexander's countenance grew grim when he arrived at that thought. “We've let it slide once. This time, she's asking for it.”

Sophia held the slice of mango she had cut before his lips. “We didn't exactly let it slide. Last week, when I returned to Sunshine Group to sign the agreements to acquire Blueshadow, where she happened to be employed, I used that point to strongarm them for a better price.”

Sophia paused momentarily before continuing, “Then, I heard Blueshadow had let Ms. Brooks go.”

The paperwork with Blueshadow was still incomplete, even less so during the signing of the agreement.

Sophia did not have power over Blueshadow then, and Charlotte's termination had not been her order.

Nevertheless, Charlotte blamed it on her, though the former had not been entirely wrong; after all, it was by exploiting her that Sophia had managed to save five hundred million.

Still, she should have been aware of her limits. Having picked a fight out of her league, Charlotte should have been prepared to face the consequences.

Now that Alexander knew who the culprit was, he decided to settle all the scores in one go. He ordered Felix to issue a lawsuit to Charlotte and upload it online.

The appearance of Alexander's lawsuit online rattled Charlotte. She quickly contacted her helpers to delete the incriminating articles and images.

However, things were never truly erased on the Internet, much less images and the like. After being circulated so many times, many secondary accounts still contained the information even after the originals were taken down.

Furthermore, Charlotte balked suspiciously quickly; she took down the evidence as soon as Alexander issued the lawsuit. That was as good as telling the world the images were misleading information she had disseminated.

It did not occur to her that things could go either way.

Initially planning to use the power of the Internet to cause trouble for Sophia, Charlotte did not expect to be on the receiving end and, thus, was not prepared to handle it.

Three hours after Alexander sent the lawsuit, somebody found the image that Charlotte had personally sent to the owner of the blog.

That night, many netizens discovered that Charlotte and Heath had once dated for two months.

Before they got together, Heath had a girlfriend.

What the netizens did not know, however, was that the women around Heath were not necessarily his girlfriends, so they did not care whether or not Charlotte interfered in Heath's relationship with his ex. At any rate, the discovery sealed Charlotte's fate as an adulteress.

Naturally, some wanted to stir the pot, so they dragged Sophia in by claiming that she was actually Heath's first crush.

However, the comments were deleted by Felix as soon as they appeared. It would be terrifying if Alexander saw those comments.

The discussion online spread like wildfire. Though Sophia was still branded a cheater, the Internet was more interested in the fact that Charlotte was an adulteress.

With the tides changing only over the course of six hours, Charlotte did not stand a chance to react.

She tried dispelling the rumors, but to no avail, because they were true—Heath did have a partner when she was sleeping with him.

Everybody knew that Heath was never lacking in women, for there was another one by his side every other day. It was routine for him.

However, the netizens did not care about the unspoken rule. They simply could not accept the fact.

Thus, Charlotte faced an immediate and vicious backlash. Even the people she had offended before emerged to fuel the flames.

The problem would have been solved if she had turned her device off and not bothered herself with the spiteful comments, but Charlotte was not easily embarrassed. She would not have been able to catch Heath's eye if she was.

However, the court's summon was something she could not ignore. In just three days, Sophia's lawsuit for slander and defamation came for her.

Odyssey had the best legal team in Jadeborough. The legal team in Sunshine Group, too, was equallyNôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

formidable.

In other words, the best lawyers in Jadeborough were employed under Odyssey and Sunshine Group. If Sophia decided to sue her, it was practically a confirmed win.

As a celebrity in her own right, Sophia had plenty of holding companies under her name. The rumors accusing her of cheating were of no small consequence, as the listed companies under her were affected to various degrees.

If they were to go to court, the amount in damages Charlotte was to pay was not going to be as little as a few hundred thousand.

Deathly pale, Charlotte weighed the matter before finally deciding to apologize to Sophia.

I brought this upon myself!