Chapter 238: Supreme

Hayley’s POV:

I thought for a moment, then continued, “I haven’t been able to recover the password for my old gaming account, so I’ll have to play with my alt account instead.”

Henry nodded right away and said, “That’s fine, as long as you remember. I’ll do my best!”

With that, he headed back to his room. I smiled and shook my head but still opened my laptop.

It had been years since I last used my gaming account, and I’d forgotten the password. Thankfully, I had set up a security question, so I quickly managed to recover my account.

As soon as I logged in, my game avatar lit up, and all the level markers flashed as well. I glanced at my level and saw it was the highest—supreme level. And right next to my rank, there was only the number 1.

After logging in, I stayed online for just a few minutes before logging off again.

Hayley had no idea that this small action of hers had set the gaming world abuzz.

KK was doing his usual rounds in the world channel when he saw the avatar he hadn’t seen in a long time light up. At first, he thought he was seeing things. He quickly rubbed his eyes to confirm that it was indeed true. He got so excited that he immediately sent Henry a message: “Oh my god! Get online; Joybringer’s back!”

Henry was writing his thesis, but after seeing the message, his focus immediately shifted. Without a second thought, he logged into the game.

“It really is Joybringer. She hasn’t been online in a few years.”

KK was so excited that he couldn’t hold back and immediately sent a private message to Joybringer. But just as soon as he sent the message, Joybringer’s avatar went dark again.

Sighing in frustration, KK said, “She logged off again. Who knows when she’ll be back? Alright. She’ll log in again. As long as we’re patient, we’ll be able to wait for her.”

KK took a deep breath, agreeing that Henry was right. After all, they’d waited all these years, so what was a little longer?

Just then, LuckyDevil, another player, sent KK a message, asking, “Did you see that? I swear I just saw Joybringer’s avatar light up. Am I imagining things?”

KK quickly replied, “No, you’re not mistaken. It’s really her. She’s back.”

LuckyDevil was equally thrilled. “Really? That’s amazing!”

But it wasn’t just these two who were keeping an eye on Joybringer. Many other players were watching as well. After all, Joybringer was ranked number one on the entire server. As soon as she logged in, everyone could see it. Her return was being discussed everywhere, and the hype was only growing stronger.

Hayley was unaware of all of this. At that moment, Hayley was scrolling through Twitter, which was equally buzzing with activity.

Gillian’s POV:

As I stared at the old photos of me that had gone viral online, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. These were pictures from my time as a working girl at a nightclub, featuring me with various people, some of whom were explicit, and others depicting me using drugs.

The scandal spread like wildfire. The photos were shared across various accounts, and even though my management company hired people to delete them, it didn’t make a difference. People flooded my social media pages, and the comment sections were filled with insults and degrading remarks.

I knew that messing up with Christopher would mean revenge, but I never imagined it would come so quickly. As I looked at those photos and read the foul words beneath them, I could no longer stand. My body was trembling. This can’t be real.

Christopher couldn’t have uncovered these photos. Someone else had to be behind this. But who?