Howard was detained by the police on charges of "attempted kidnapping for hire."

The Gordon family used all their connections trying to get him out, but Blake's side held firm, and with a complete chain of evidence, they were powerless.


This incident caused a huge sensation in their social circle.

Everyone thought that I, out of resentment for my unrequited love, had instigated Blake to take revenge on Howard.

My reputation plummeted.


Those friends who used to hover around me now avoided me at all costs.

On social media, it was a chorus of criticism.


"Vanessa is so vicious! If she can't have him, she has to destroy him?"

"Poor Mr. Gordon, getting involved with such a venomous woman."

"Blake is no saint either. He'd do anything for his stepsister—truly a madman."

I scrolled through my phone, reading those appalling comments, trembling with anger.

Blake took my phone away, his expression calm.

"Don't look at them. They're just a bunch of clowns."

"But they're insulting you!" I said with reddened eyes.

"Let them talk," he shrugged indifferently, "words can't hurt me."

Looking at his nonchalant attitude, I felt both angry and anxious.

[Ding! System tip: A public opinion crisis is also an opportunity!]

[Mission Released: Counter-Strike! Host must turn public opinion around within three days and clear both yourself and Blake of defamation.]

[Mission Reward: One piece of deadly blackmail material on Howard.]

My eyes lit up.

Deadly blackmail material!

This is certainly a good thing.

I immediately sat up in bed: "Blake, help me arrange a press conference."

Blake raised an eyebrow: "What do you want to do?"

"Clarify," I said. "Make everything public."

"Including the fact that Howard wanted to kill me."

Blake was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Alright."

"Time and place, you decide."

"I only have one requirement," he looked at me, his gaze intense. "Stay safe."

I nodded firmly: "I know."

The press conference was scheduled for three days later at a hotel owned by Foster Group.

Once the news broke, the entire media circle was in an uproar.

Everyone wanted to know what kind of trouble I, the "vicious female supporting character," was going to stir up.

The Gordon family also received the news and began frantically pressuring the media, forbidding them from reporting anything unfavorable about Howard.

A silent war had begun.