Chapter 24

Pearl only took one week off from her medical team. As soon as she returned to her hotel after attending Nathaniel's funeral, she immediately took out her laptop and began drafting a rebuttal article. Her marriage and divorce certificates with Jonah, the timeline of Cecelia's return to Ethria, her own pregnancy checkup records, and years' worth of chat logs with Nathaniel and Marlene—she laid out everything in meticulous detail. Of course, there was also the key evidence that Sean had helped her obtain. Fearing something might happen to her on the trip, Sean had also taken leave to return to Ethria with her. Much to Pearl's surprise, Sean even knew some hacking techniques. Upon arrival, he managed to track down the original source of those scandalous photos—Cecelia. Pearl had always been a strong writer. She compiled all the evidence into a long, well-written article and published it early that morning from her personal account. Within three hours, hashtags like #PearlWasWronged