Chapter 86: People Cannot Be Judged by Their Appearance
The moment Floyd laid eyes on Samuel, a phrase popped into his head.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Originally, Floyd had expected to see some fat, sleazy-looking guy, but surprisingly, it was completely different from what he'd imagined.
A tall, slim young man with a gentle, delicate air about him, giving off an artistic and melancholic vibe.
If he had a guitar strapped on his back, he'd totally look like some romantic ballad singer.
"You're the lawyer Rebecca hired?"
His eyes were full of disdain, but when he noticed the police officer beside Floyd, he toned it down a bit. Samuel shrugged, "You saw that post I made, right? I just said it's a looks-based society. What, is that against the law or something?"
"As for the rest, people can say whatever they want. How am I supposed to control what others say, you know what I mean?"
He wasn't intimidated at all by the fact that Rebecca had hired a lawyer. Samuel looked completely fearless.
Worst case scenario, he'd just delete the post, right?
Or even better, ban that account for a week.
That's how he'd always handled things before.
Just looking at his fearless attitude, it seemed like he was convinced things wouldn't get too serious, so he had nothing to worry about.
Floyd asked, "Where did you get those photos?"
Samuel smiled smugly, "Classmates sent them to me."
The "Rose" account had started out as just an ordinary private forum ID, used for checking out fun club activities or random drama.
During his freshman year, he'd witnessed the campus beauty, a senior, meeting up with some guy from outside school at a bar. The senior had none of that cool, aloof demeanor she had at school—she was all sweet and soft, nestled in the guy's arms.
Whether it was drunken impulse or deliberately trying to embarrass her, Samuel had secretly snapped a photo and posted it on the forum.
It went viral instantly.
After that, his account became like Empire University's entertainment reporter, with people sending him tips every day.
Some were about guys cheating and getting caught red-handed by their girlfriends, who wanted to expose these two-faced jerks and ruin their reputation at Empire University.
Some were about girls cheating, with boyfriends using whatever scraps of evidence they had, hoping fellow students would help find the bastard while destroying the girl's reputation.
And some were just trivial stuff like roommates losing things or bringing strangers over for the night.
Over time, "Rose" became Empire University's go-to entertainment account. Every day people would check his comment section to see what news or drama was happening.
Some of the photos of Rebecca in that viral post were sent to him by Empire University students.
The rest, he'd bought with his own money.
The Getty family's bankruptcy had made the news. Rebecca's father had died and her mother was seriously ill—both entertainment and business sections had reporters secretly following the story.
Naturally, Rebecca's attempts to borrow money everywhere got photographed.
The ones Samuel put in the forum post were carefully selected.
From his regular browsing of social media and short videos, Samuel knew exactly what kind of photos would hit people's excitement buttons.
Sure enough, the post exploded as soon as he published it.
Thinking about how Rebecca, who used to be so out of his league and would barely acknowledge him when he tried to talk to her, had fallen to this state, Samuel felt a secret satisfaction he couldn't quite describe.
"I've already deleted the post."
Samuel looked at Floyd with a smile, "An apology, right? Sure, no problem. Call Rebecca and I'll apologize to her face!"