On the Day I Was Kicked Out of the Wealthy Family, I Had a Flash Marriage with a Tycoon-Chapter 105: Whitewashing

Director Xavier smiled. "It was my oversight. I hope you don’t mind."

"I don’t," Chloe Sterling said flatly.

"Actually, he came back to Crestfall this time to find that top-level pharmacist, Lynn Chester. I heard Lynn was in Crestfall before, but recently she seems to have appeared in Country E. He couldn’t find her, so he came to me for help."

"Finding Lynn Chester will probably be even harder for him."

"Indeed. Lynn Chester is too mysterious. Many powerful groups are looking for her, so it certainly won’t be easy."

After exchanging a few more words, Director Xavier left.

Charles Sterling received another call from Director Xavier, but the result was the same. He had been rejected again.

"I understand. Thank you for your trouble, Director."

He hung up the phone.

Charles Sterling fell into thought. He truly hadn’t expected to be repeatedly rejected by a student. However, he didn’t take it to heart. After all, it was just a student. He had only wanted her to give it a try; it wasn’t even certain she could solve the problem.

’Perhaps she kept refusing because she wasn’t confident and was afraid of losing face in the end. It’s understandable for young people to be competitive,’ he thought. He hadn’t placed much hope in a student to begin with.

The important thing was still to find Lynn Chester.

He had a gut feeling that Lynn Chester was definitely in Crestfall; her sudden appearance in Country E was merely a diversion. Still, he had to pursue the lead from Country E.

After some thought, Charles Sterling summoned his subordinate and ordered him to contact The Boundless Legion.

The subordinate immediately went to make contact and returned a short while later.

"Well? Did they take the job?" Charles Sterling asked.

The subordinate shook his head. "No. They said they don’t accept jobs related to Lynn Chester."

"Why?"

"They didn’t give a reason, only that they won’t take any jobs concerning Lynn Chester. Apparently, quite a few people have tried to hire them to investigate her over the past two years, but they’ve never accepted, saying it’s a rule set by their boss."

Charles Sterling furrowed his brow. "Is that so... This Lynn Chester must be quite capable if even a top-tier hacker group like The Boundless Legion won’t take the job."

The subordinate nodded. "Yes. It’s truly shocking that even The Boundless Legion doesn’t dare to take this job. That means other detective agencies would be even more hesitant. Also, it seems the people from the Nocturne Group have been looking for her for a long time and still haven’t found her."

Chloe Sterling had just left the lab when she received a message from Jean Kensington.

[Charles Sterling hasn’t given up looking for you. It seems he’s guessed you’re still in Crestfall. Looks like your trip to Country E didn’t fool him. Do you want to make an appearance somewhere else?]

After a moment of thought, Chloe Sterling replied, [No need. Just ignore him.]

’Since Charles Sterling is convinced I’m in Crestfall, it’s useless for me to appear anywhere else,’ she thought. ’All that matters is that he can’t find me.’

Even if he did manage to discover her identity and find her, she wouldn’t cooperate with him, and there was nothing Charles Sterling could do about it.

「At noon.」

Chloe Sterling went with Maya Jacobs to the school cafeteria to get lunch, where they overheard a few people whispering.

"Actually, Esther Sterling is pretty amazing. She’s beautiful, plays the piano well, and a lot of her fans have come back now."

"Yeah, I just saw the post she made on Weibo. ’You can only see a rainbow after the storm.’ Do you think there’s more to what happened before? I just can’t believe Esther would be jealous of Chloe Sterling."

"I think so too. The Sterling Family is well-off, her parents dote on her, she’s gorgeous, a great pianist, and so many people adore her. Why would she need to be jealous of a country bumpkin like Chloe Sterling?"

Although the information about the woman who was slandered online was hidden, they knew it had to be Chloe Sterling.

"Exactly. Chloe Sterling must have used some kind of trick to force her to do it."

"Of course. I mean, a certain famous lawyer got involved. What could Esther Sterling do besides obey? When it comes to schemes, Chloe Sterling is the master. A woman from the countryside who not only got into the best lab in our hospital but also has so many powerful people backing her up... her methods are on another level."

"Yeah, a sheltered flower like Esther Sterling is no match for her!"

As they were happily chatting, one of them noticed Chloe Sterling and immediately coughed, giving the others a look.

The others all turned around. When they saw Chloe, their expressions instantly changed. They shut their mouths and quickly left.

Maya Jacobs said, "Chloe, don’t listen to their nonsense. Those people don’t know anything."

"Mm," Chloe Sterling replied, her expression calm. She didn’t seem to care.

The two of them got their food but didn’t eat in the cafeteria, returning to the break room outside the lab instead.

While they were eating, Maya Jacobs took out her phone and secretly glanced at Esther Sterling’s Weibo.

She had just posted an update an hour ago.

It was a photo of her performing the piano on stage, with the caption: ’You can only see a rainbow after the storm.’

The meaning was clearly implied.

Maya immediately opened the comments section. Sure enough, people were starting to speculate.

[Esther, were you wronged? What happened before wasn’t true, right?]

[Esther would never be that kind of person! She comes from a good family, she’s beautiful, and she plays the piano so well. Why would she need to be jealous of anyone!]

[Was it because the people backing that homewrecker are too powerful? Esther, you were forced, right?]

Esther Sterling even replied to a fan.

[Everyone, please don’t speculate. I was indeed at fault, but let’s let the past be the past. From now on, I just want to focus on playing the piano. I hope you all enjoy my performances. I’ll work hard.]

The fans were about to cry. [What did you do wrong! You were just telling the truth!]

[That’s right, you just revealed the facts. We know you were threatened. We know you’re not that kind of person.]

[*Sob sob sob,* my heart aches for Esther.]

Esther Sterling replied again, [No, that’s not it. It was truly my misunderstanding. Please stop speculating, everyone. This matter is already in the past. Let’s just look forward.]

The more Esther Sterling denied it, the more convinced her fans became. But they didn’t dare to cause a scene, worried that she would be threatened again. So, they decided to support her in other ways.

The current competition had an online voting component, so her fans launched a campaign to gather votes in support of Esther Sterling.

Maya Jacobs couldn’t stand to watch anymore. ’Do these fans have to be so braindead?’ she complained internally.

’Can’t they see how manipulative she’s being?’

Seeing her frowning with an indignant look on her face, Chloe Sterling asked, "What’s wrong? What are you looking at?"

"Nothing." Not wanting to upset Chloe, Maya put down her phone and said casually, "Just some gossip. It’s so fake, it’s boring."

Chloe Sterling chuckled lightly and continued eating.

She guessed what Maya was looking at but didn’t press the issue. It was inevitable that Esther Sterling would try to clear her name. Chloe didn’t care, as long as she didn’t get in her way.

Just then, her phone suddenly rang. It was Silas Coldwell.

Silas Coldwell hadn’t contacted her or come looking for her this whole time. She had almost forgotten he was in Crestfall.

"Chloe, your phone’s ringing," Maya reminded her when she saw her not answering.

"It’s an unknown number. I’m not answering."

Thinking that Silas Coldwell wouldn’t be calling about anything important, Chloe Sterling didn’t answer and just hung up.

A moment later, a message came from Silas Coldwell: [Answer the phone!]

Chloe Sterling glanced at it and ignored it.