Chapter 366
Phoebe shook her head with a smile. She said, “If I post it directly, the counterattack won’t be as effective. Since Ophelia loves to sow discord and play dirty, I’ll play along with her.”
Raylan chuckled. “You really hold grudges, huh?”
Phoebe replied matter-of-factly, “Of course. Don’t you?”
Kaylan smiled. “I do.” He never considered himself a bad person, but he definitely wasn’t a good one either. If someone dared to scheme against him, he would make sure they suffered.
Phoebe smirked. “Exactly. Today, I’ll show you how to make them keep fighting. Maybe even escalate into a full-blown war.”
Raylan couldn’t guess what Phoebe was up to and was even more intrigued. “Alright, I’d love to see it.”
Phoebe was a little surprised. This ancient senior of hers was quite the gossip enthusiast. Right in front of him, she edited the video, hacked into a Twitter account, and then made a post. The content read: [Come and see! The elegant Mrs. Jenkins is actually acting like a street thug behind closed doors, throwing a tantrum and fighting like a common shrew!]
Raylan clicked on it. After Phoebe’s editing, the video only showed Lydia cursing and hitting another woman. However, due to the camera angles, the edits, and the deliberate blurring of Ophelia’s face, it was impossible to tell who the other woman was.
Puzzled, Raylan asked, “Why did you blur out or cut out Ophelia?”
Phoebe explained, “Because the account I hacked belongs to Ophelia. This is her private Twitter account, which she uses specifically to flaunt her wealth. If I post it from her account and Lydia starts trending, people will definitely dig into the account’s history.”
She smiled and asked, “What do you think will happen after this?” She had only discovered this secret account by chance while investigating Ophelia. It regularly featured posts about jewelry, luxury fashion, high-end travel, and designer handbags. Underneath, countless followers speculated that the owner was either a wealthy heiress or a rich housewife, showering the account with praise. It perfectly fed Ophelia’s vanity. Even after more than twenty years as a wealthy lady, she never outgrew this habit. She kept posting those tweets. So Phoebe figured she could use it against Ophelia. Ophelia had been scheming against her all along. Luring Lydia into confronting Ophelia was just the appetizer.
Raylan was a smart man. The moment he heard this, he instantly understood.
He said, “You used Ophelia’s account to post the video. Once Lydia sees it and traces it back to her, she’ll be convinced that Ophelia did this on purpose to humiliate and attack her.” He added, “Her son has the full video. To fight back, clear her name, and get revenge, Lydia will definitely release the full version.” He paused before continuing. “But since Ophelia never actually posted anything like this, she’ll assume Lydia had someone hack her account to frame her.”
“After all, only the three of them were present today, and only Jamar recorded the video. Naturally, she’ll retaliate,” Kaylan continued. “The next time these two meet and clash, it won’t be a quiet confrontation like today; it’ll be a full-scale, public showdown.”
Phoebe shot Raylan an approving look. “You really know your stuff. Have you been watching a lot of family drama TV shows?” Otherwise, he wouldn’t predict the next steps of two wealthy housewives so accurately.
Raylan chuckled. “Nonsense.” He enjoyed gossip, but he had no interest in those kinds of TV dramas. However, having been born into an aristocratic family, he had witnessed plenty of power struggles among the women of the household. Compared to the battles among noblewomen or palace intrigues, Lydia and Ophelia were amateurs. They wouldn’t even survive past the first episode in those worlds.
He smirked meaningfully and said, “If you were sent back to ancient times, even in the imperial harem, you’d probably be the last one standing.”
Phoebe laughed. “You really have faith in me.” She had to admit Raylan was right again. Phoebe had once traveled to an ancient small world. She had been a concubine in the imperial harem. Through ruthless palace intrigue, she not only eliminated her enemies but even pulled the emperor himself down from power.
After chatting for a bit longer, Phoebe checked the time. It was just about right, so she pushed the Twitter post from Ophelia’s secret account to the trending topics.
At this moment, Ophelia had just returned to her hotel after getting her wounds treated at the hospital. Out of habit, she scrolled through the trending topics on her phone. She then saw the video. Her face immediately darkened. The more she thought about it, the more suspicious she became. In her mind, Lydia must have deliberately exposed herself first. She made it seem like she was at fault, just to lure netizens into digging deeper. Then, once the full video was revealed, public opinion would flip, and she, Ophelia, would be the one getting attacked online. By that point, all the criticism would be on her, and Lydia could clear her own name.
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