After wrapping up her resignation, Maxine quickly signed a temporary contract with Urban.
As for Mona, the police didn’t find anything substantial. Most of her gambling was done
own name.
under her husband’s name, so she didn’t have much debt in her
Plus, with gambling, the police usually had to catch them in the act. Maybe because she was new to the city and afraid of getting caught, Mona hadn’t gambled at all.
After being taken in for questioning, Mona kept her head down for a while, but it didn’t take long for her true colors to show. On her livestreams, she started dropping hints that Maxine had called the police to frame her.
A bunch of people flooded Maxine’s comment section to hurl insults at her, even digging up her father’s past and calling her the daughter of a scammer.
Some even went to her alma mater’s official website to stir things up.
Maxine’s old mentor called to check in, and after hearing the whole story, she sounded even angrier than Maxine. “This is just outrageous! As a mother, I’m disgusted by her behavior. Don’t worry. Whatever happens, I’ve got your back.”
Maxine’s mentor was one of the more influential professors at the university and had always liked Maxine, even taking her to all sorts of competitions back in the day.
She only called this time because she was genuinely concerned.
Right after they hung up, Maxine’s alma mater posted an official statement saying they wouldn’t get involved in students‘ private affairs and urging everyone to stay rational.
But netizens didn’t buy it and kept leaving snarky comments in the replies.
Luckily, Jessica wasn’t going to kindergarten anymore, so she wouldn’t have to deal with any weird people.
“Mona is seriously out of line!” Cleo sat on the couch, scrolling through her phone as she watched all sorts of influencers picking Maxine apart just to get some attention.
Maxine typed on her laptop and said, “I know. This will all blow over soon.”
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She’d already asked a friend to dig up proof of Mona’s gambling back in her hometown. Once she got it, she’d post everything online. If Mona wanted to play these games, Maxine was more than happy to play along.
It wasn’t hard to find evidence. People Mona owed money to had been after her for ages. Last time the police asked, those creditors were too scared to say anything, but when someone they trusted pressed a little, they finally handed the IOUS over to Maxine.
Once Maxine had everything sorted, she dumped it all online at once.
The IOUS immediately caused a huge stir. People started tagging the police in the comments, urging them to take action.
Mona was still live, crying to her viewers about having nowhere to turn, when suddenly the chat took a sharp turn. People started grilling her about why she was in debt, and some even called her a gambling addict.
Seeing the flood of questions on her screen, Mona’s heart was pounding, but she couldn’t let it show on camera. She could only put on an innocent face and say, “I really don’t know what’s going on, but please, you have to believe me. I haven’t gambled, I swear.”
Someone in the chat fired off: [Then why don’t you explain those IOUs?]
That comment was like flipping a switch. Suddenly everyone was demanding answers about the IOUS. Left with no choice, Mona grabbed her phone and started searching for news about herself online.
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When she saw the photos Maxine had posted on her account, she almost screamed out loud. It had been so long that the’d completely for bette those IOUS.
