Chapter 114: Chapter 114: Tool Person

#ShawnStuartMoonlitDualShadows

#ShawnStuartAttemptedMurder

#MangaToonGalaMoonlitDualShadows

#MoonlitDualShadowsFWBNonCelebrity

On the trending topics list, Shawn Stuart had single-handedly taken over nearly half the space.

Zoe Marx jumped in surprise.

After clicking on a tag, she found a surveillance video that had already been reposted over 200,000 times.

The video had been censored with pixelation, but the surveillance camera must have been high-quality, as the footage was very clear. It clearly showed Shawn Stuart’s face. It also captured the moment he stood at the entrance to the KTV restroom, pulled out a pair of sharp scissors with a savage expression, and tried to stab the person standing at the sink.

Zoe Marx hissed. Although the person at the sink was pixelated, combining what her editor-in-chief had said with Jessie Sterling’s absence today, she immediately guessed who the other person in the video was.

’Is Shawn Stuart retaliating against Jessie Sterling?’

The comments below had already exploded.

Shawn Stuart was usually very active on Weibo and liked to post photos and videos, so in the comment section of the surveillance footage, netizens quickly matched his face.

“Isn’t that MangaToon’s Moonlit Dual Shadows? What’s he doing? Trying to murder someone?”

“Holy crap, what’s going on? Is he that much of an antisocial psychopath?”

“Gossip alert. A friend of a friend of mine is an artist at MangaToon. They said a conflict broke out at the dinner table on the first day of their annual gala. From the looks of it, it must have been between Shawn Stuart and that new artist, Little Squid. Didn’t Shawn Stuart claim online that Little Squid’s work was another form of plagiarism? But then yesterday afternoon, he apologized on his own Weibo, saying everything he said before was a lie. He probably got caught red-handed by the artist while he was spreading rumors. Could the person in the video be the new artist Shawn Stuart was slandering?”

“The poster above makes a lot of sense. I think it’s very likely.”

“Isn’t Moonlit Dual Shadows that guy who loves to lead online witch hunts against women? Looks like he picked on the wrong person this time, huh? Hahaha, I don’t know this new artist Little Squid, but if she can push that rumormonger to the point of attempted murder, sorry not sorry, from now on, I’m Little Squid’s biggest die-hard fan.”

“Oh, I’m not surprised at all that Shawn Stuart would do something like this. He seems like the type who’s got a few screws loose—a misogynist who’s also desperate for women. I don’t know why a piece of trash like him still has female fans.”

But the final nail in Shawn Stuart’s coffin came from some of the MangaToon artists who attended the annual gala.

After Jessie Sterling dropped Mochi and Bella off at the hotel last night, they were both still too excited to sleep. The two were in their room, whispering and chatting late into the night. It wasn’t until they scrolled past the video on Weibo that Mochi and Bella realized what Jessie had gone through while they were still in the private room.

“He’s truly vicious. Every minute a person like him is alive is a waste of air,” Mochi said, sitting on her bed, refreshing the surveillance video several times in disbelief. “Doesn’t he know the one who starts shit is the asshole? He was the one who slandered Little Squid first, and he still had the nerve to attack her? People like him are just too evil.”

Bella nodded. “Men are the unstable element in this society. People like Shawn Stuart really deserve to die. Even if he gets out, I’m sure he’ll just reoffend.”

Of course, the two of them reposted it without hesitation. But when they opened the reposts, they saw that the top trending one was actually from Yvonne Rhodes.

Yvonne Rhodes had found the video even earlier than Mochi and Bella, and her words when she reposted it were even sharper.

[Yvonne Rhodes: Mad dogs shouldn’t be let off their leash. Reposting @…]

Besides them, quite a few other MangaToon artists had also seen it.

With everyone chiming in, netizens had pieced together most of the truth.

Zoe Marx took a sharp breath after reading through the posts on these trending topics.

She had to admit, Jessie Sterling was a class act.

Otherwise, most people in this situation would have already raised a huge fuss. Who would go to the trouble of making up so many excuses for not attending the annual gala?

Thinking of this, Zoe Marx felt even more embarrassed.

She decided that after the gala was over, when she went to visit Jessie Sterling, she would not only give her a large red envelope on the company’s dime but also buy some personal get-well gifts with her own money.

Jessie Sterling had no idea that her conflict with Shawn Stuart had already been exposed online.

The surveillance video, of course, was leaked by someone Victor Morgan had arranged.

Xavier Warren once said that Victor Morgan seemed like someone who didn’t take things to heart. Even in the business world, if he was willing to concede profits, he would never haggle or pull strings, always acting decisively. But when it came to something Victor cared about, he wouldn’t yield an inch.

Regarding Jessie Sterling’s case, Victor might have seemed content with letting the police take Shawn Stuart away, but a few years in jail before getting out was, in Victor’s opinion, far too lenient.

Some people crave fame and fortune. They love standing in the spotlight, basking in praise, applause, and envious gazes. So, Victor would put Shawn Stuart right in that spotlight for everyone to see his wickedness, to be condemned by thousands.

This outcome was far more satisfying than letting him spend a few comfortable years in prison only to come out and continue his career.

Cutting the ground from under his feet—that was how you truly left someone with nothing.

Jessie Sterling was eating lunch when she received messages from Zoe Marx, Mochi, and the others.

Victor Morgan had personally cooked lunch in the small kitchen next to the Four Joys Courtyard. The two of them were the only ones in the entire courtyard.

“My editor said she wants to come visit me at home the day after tomorrow,” Jessie Sterling said.

Victor Morgan grunted in acknowledgment. “Do you want them to come over?”

Jessie Sterling nodded.

“Then tell the housekeeper how many of them there are and what their tastes are, so she can prepare,” Victor Morgan said. He paused, then looked at Jessie again. “When are they coming? Should I come back to have lunch with you?”

’I’m the man of the house, after all. Jessie is hosting her friends. If I’m not home, it might seem like I’m disrespecting them.’

But upon hearing this, Jessie Sterling shook her head quickly, without the slightest hesitation.

“No need! Just stay at the office. You don’t have to come back!” Jessie Sterling said.

Seeing her so decisive, Victor Morgan was suddenly reminded that she had been just like this yesterday.

’The moment she has other people around, she seems to forget all about me, not even giving me a single thought.’

Suddenly, Victor Morgan felt a bit like a disposable tool.

’Used and then tossed aside…’

Looking at the oblivious Jessie Sterling, who was still eating, Victor Morgan suddenly spoke up, “I have time at noon…”

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