Chapter 225 So What If I Ordered It
Isabella's crying stopped abruptly, her heart jolting with shock.
What did she just hear?
Sawyer said Alvin told him everything?
How was that possible!
She bit her lip and tried to stay calm. "Second Brother, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand?"
"Isabella, things have come to this point, and you're still going to play dumb with me?" Sawyer let out a cold laugh, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes.
He used to think that Isabella was someone he'd watched grow up—how could she be so scheming?
But at this moment, Sawyer could no longer deceive himself.
Perhaps from the very beginning, that gentle and obedient exterior had all been fake.
All just a disguise.
Isabella opened her mouth but couldn't get a single word out.
It was as if someone had grabbed her by the throat, and her mind went blank for a moment.
Even her vision started to blur with dizziness, bringing an indescribable sense of suffocation.
"Second Brother, why would you say that? Would you rather believe Alvin than trust me, your own sister?"
Even at this point, Isabella was still trying to argue her way out.
Sawyer nodded at Flynn beside him, and Flynn immediately pulled out his phone, opened a file, and played a recording.
They were worried something might go wrong, so they'd specifically made backup copies of the recording.
One copy with Sawyer, one with Flynn.
The moment she heard the recording, Isabella was completely stunned.
She never expected that Alvin would have recorded it.
Alvin appeared carefree on the surface, with an explosive personality, acting on impulse—this was something everyone in the industry knew.
So even when he suddenly pursued Sophia, no one thought much of it.
Isabella had chosen to contact Alvin precisely because of this.
She laughed bitterly, never imagining she'd be outsmarted by the person she looked down on the most.
Since she'd already been exposed, Isabella didn't plan to keep up the act any longer.
She laughed coldly. "So what if I was behind it? Second Brother, have you forgotten how you used to treat Sophia? Do you think what you're doing now makes any difference?"
"You!" Isabella's words were like a sharp needle, stabbing hard at Sawyer's heart.
Isabella was right.
No matter what they did, there was no way to win Sophia back.
He couldn't help feeling defeated, but Flynn beside him let out a cold laugh and retorted, "And isn't all of this thanks to you? Back then, we genuinely felt sorry for you and worried that Sophia's appearance would hurt you, so we went out of our way to protect you. But what did you do?"
What did you do?
You used the Brown family's feelings, hurting and targeting Sophia again and again.
Even going so far as to maliciously frame Sophia, all just to completely drive Sophia out of the Brown family.
Isabella froze, feeling as if something had been lost from her heart, leaving a sudden emptiness.
But before she could think deeper, she heard Flynn continue: "Whether or not Sophia is willing to forgive us, I won't let you bully her anymore. This is what we owe her."
With that, he hung up directly.
Isabella stared at her phone screen, dazed for a long while without reacting.
For some reason, she suddenly had an ominous feeling.
No!
She had to hurry and move her plan forward.
She wasn't willing to accept this.
Why did Sophia have such good luck?
She'd been lost for over ten years and still didn't die. She was clearly married off to the White family as a bargaining chip, yet she managed to win Benjamin's affection.
That was Benjamin!
The Benjamin that everyone could only look up to, never able to reach!
She'd heard that Benjamin's illness had now been cured, and countless wealthy young ladies were regretting not fighting for the opportunity earlier.
Instead, they let Sophia, this nobody, take advantage.
Isabella bit her lip, feeling even more resentful.
Everything Sophia had now should have belonged to her.
If she had been the one to marry into the White family back then, would the outcome have been different?
The woman by Benjamin's side would be her!
It was all Sophia's fault!
That bitch, why wouldn't she just die!
Why did she have to stay alive in this world and make trouble for her?
She hated her so much!
Isabella gripped her phone tightly, her usually innocent eyes now filled with resentment and unwillingness.
She made a phone call and gave some instructions to the person on the other end, then hurriedly hung up.
The internet was already in chaos, with netizens' abuse and attacks on Sophia overwhelming.
Although she didn't know who exactly Sophia had offended, the current situation was most advantageous to her.
Soon, some new paid trolls appeared online.
They agreed to target Sophia, and brought up Isabella's situation along the way.
"I wonder if everyone still remembers Isabella. Back then, Isabella was forced to quit the industry because of all the hate she got over Sophia. Thinking about it now, since this woman is so scheming, was that incident back then also deliberate hype?"
"Isabella is really pitiful, getting bullied until she had to quit the industry."
"I heard Isabella is actually a very gentle girl in private. I don't believe she would do that kind of thing. There must be some misunderstanding!"
"Is Sophia sick or something? You can see her name everywhere. Is she trying to go the 'famous for being infamous' route?"
"Isabella is so tragic. Just because of some recording from who knows where, her career is gone, and her engagement is gone too."
......
While everyone was discussing, Isabella, who hadn't updated her Facebook in ages, suddenly came online.
Then, she quickly posted something on Facebook.
It was a selfie, backlit, her face looking a bit haggard but still gentle and beautiful.
The caption was just one sentence: "The night is so long, I hope dawn comes soon."
This ambiguous statement, once posted, was quickly analyzed frantically by various entertainment accounts, who pulled out the conflict between Isabella and Sophia for thorough analysis.
In the end, they successfully whitewashed Isabella.
Pushing all the blame onto Sophia.
Netizens launched a new round of abuse and mockery.
Sophia rarely updated her social media accounts before and had never mentioned her Facebook account to anyone.
But with so many netizens, Sophia's account was dug up.
Opening it casually, there were countless abusive private messages.
She raised an eyebrow, opened Isabella's Facebook to take a look, and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Was Isabella posting on Facebook at this time to give her a final blow?
Too bad her plan fell through.
Just then, Sophia's phone suddenly rang.
It was Isolde calling. "Sophia, have you seen Facebook? I've already written up a clarification statement. Do you want to take a look?"
"You believe me?" Sophia asked curiously.
"Of course! I know better than anyone what kind of person you are! You're my lifesaver, and you're definitely not what they're saying online!" Isolde's tone was firm and serious.
Being trusted unconditionally, Sophia felt a warmth in her heart. "Thank you, Isolde."