Chapter 2: Chapter 2
710 words<html><head></head><body><p>I stared at my phone screen in disbelief.</p> <p>Was this how Mia Lowell was testing my boyfriend? By throwing dirt on me right from the start?</p> <p>I took several deep breaths, steadying my trembling hands, and quickly typed: "What do you mean? What about my girlfriend?"</p> <p>Mia immediately sent a hugging emoji and replied: "You've been deceived by her. Don't be fooled by her innocent appearance. She was actually a well-known party girl in college, dating several guys at once. Her reputation was already ruined."</p> <p>"For thrills, she specifically sought out international students of African descent. Many classmates saw her going to hotels with several of them at the same time."</p> <p>"There was a period when she suffered from gynecological issues. She had growths down there. Eww~ so disgusting. It took her a long time to get treated and recover."</p> <p>"I know you're about to marry her, but I really can't bear to see a decent and kind person like you being tricked by such a woman."</p> <p>She then sent a series of kissing emojis.</p> <p>So this was my dear best friend. Under the guise of caring for me, she was viciously spreading rumors about me behind my back!</p> <p>I was instantly furious, but forced myself to stay calm and replied: "Do you have any evidence for these things? Don't spread baseless rumors."</p> <p>Mia continued to fan the flames: "I have photos and chat logs from her college days. Do you want to see them?"</p> <!-- /22796784223/Netlink/arkmoremoney.com/banner_3 --> <p>How was this possible?!</p> <p>Before I could ask further, she immediately dumped a pile of chat records and photos.</p> <p>I opened them. They actually looked real!</p> <p>But these chat logs had been intentionally altered and spliced together. Many were just nonsense posted under my profile picture.</p> <p>The so-called photos were from when I participated in the university's international student program, group photos with the international students.</p> <p>Packaged by Mia like this, along with her detailed and plausible stories complete with times and locations, if sent to someone else, it might actually be convincing.</p> <!-- /22796784223/Netlink/arkmoremoney.com/banner_2 --> <p>After all, with such ironclad evidence presented, who wouldn't believe it?</p> <p>Extreme anger gave way to sorrow and pain. So I was the clown all along.</p> <p>I had been so good to her. I shared every good thing and every piece of good news with her first. I stood by her unconditionally through everything.</p> <p>Why? Why would she do this to me?</p> <p>The next second, I knew the answer.</p> <p>Mia seemed to give "Liam Evans" three minutes to process, then continued:</p> <!-- /22796784223/Netlink/arkmoremoney.com/banner_in_article_3 --> <p>"I know you and your girlfriend, and I'm aware of her hidden past. I completely understand how you must be feeling right now."</p> <p>"A trashy woman like her doesn't deserve you at all. You treat her so well, yet she doesn't appreciate it."</p> <p>Then she shifted gears: "Hey, what about me? I've been quietly paying attention to you all along. My heart aches for you."</p> <p>"If I had an outstanding boyfriend like you, I would never ever cheat. I would definitely cherish you properly."</p> <p>Hahaha...</p> <p>I laughed out loud in anger at this sudden confession. So that was it.</p> <!-- /22796784223/Netlink/arkmoremoney.com/banner_in_article_5 --> <p>Liam had been right. She really was trying to steal him from me.</p> <p>To push "Liam" into making a quick decision, she even sent several revealing, sexy photos—low-cut, showing legs, arched backs—all without faces. They came with captions:</p> <p>"I know you're hurting. Come out and relax. Stop thinking about that trashy woman."</p> <p>Liam saw my pale face and labored breathing. He quickly took the phone away, urging me to calm down, and raised his hand to swear: "I would never be interested in a two-faced person like Mia Lowell. You're the only one I love, baby."</p> <p>"Please don't waste your anger on such garbage."</p> <p>"It's good that we've seen her true colors. Let's just cut her out of our lives from now on. Out of sight, out of mind."</p> <p>I curled my lips and patted Liam. "How can that be? She's coming after me directly. You think I'll just let her take a bite out of me for free?"</p> <p>I thought for a moment, then replied: "Who are you? Why should I believe what a stranger says?"</p> <p>The reply came instantly: "You'll find out when we meet. It'll be a total surprise."</p> <!-- /22796784223/Netlink/arkmoremoney.com/banner_5 --> </body></html>