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In the end, I didn’t dwell on what Silas’s last words meant.
He wouldn’t dare enter my house without my permission anyway.
After a busy day, I quickly fell asleep.
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In my dream, a fluffy puppy snuggled into my arms.
The puppy’s tail wrapped around me, making it hard to breathe.
The red mark on my waist felt faintly hot.
Later, I felt something warm and soft gently licking me.
felt much more comfortable.
I woke up feeling refreshed.
But my lower back ached.
When I changed, I noticed the red mark on my waist was darker.
And it looked vaguely like a symbol.
Before I could examine it further, my phone rang.
It was my assistant.
I answered, and she sounded frantic:
“Blair, you’re being cyberbullied!”
“Check the link I just sent you.”
My brow furrowed at her words.
I hung up and clicked on the trending topic.
#BlairSuttonNegligence LeadsToMutatedCatInjuringPublic
My heart skipped a beat.
I clicked into it. It was a tweet from an influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers.
The influencer’s ID was “IzzyDarling.”
The tweet explicitly named me as an institute employee who had returned a mutated, “mad” cat, causing her hands to be scratched, now severely infected. She demanded the institute severely punish and fire me.
Finally, she posted several photos of her injured arms.
The tweet was retweeted by the official Sterling Group account.
–“We will absolutely seek justice for our Sterling family’s cherished daughter! The institute can expect a court summons!”
Suddenly, the internet exploded.
**Why isn’t The Federal Institute of Biological Sciences handling such a serious social incident?
@FederalinstituteOfBioSciences]**
ate the institute based on her looks?**
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**[I just saw Blair Sutton’s work photos from the institute. She’s so pretty, did she get into the institute based on her looks?]**
**[Can we please have fewer incompetent women in the workplace? Seriously.]**
**[Isn’t Blair Sutton the real heiress the Sterling family just recognized?]**
**[She wouldn’t be jealous that Isabelle Sterling took her place and is using her position for personal revenge, would she…?]**
**[Women are just so jealous. We men wouldn’t understand all these convoluted schemes.]**
Flipping through the comments,
The more I read, the calmer I became, despite the anger.
I was about to contact Landon Price to clarify the situation for me.
Just then, a new trending topic popped up on my phone.
#InstituteAnnounces BlairSuttonFired
My actions froze at those words.
My hand trembled slightly as I clicked on it.
Two minutes ago, the institute’s official account had issued a statement.
–“Regarding this matter, we severely criticize Blair Sutton and have taken action to remove her from her position and terminate her employment.”
Netizens cheered.
But I felt like I’d fallen into an icy abyss.
