Chapter 478
Miranda quickly stood up, her face pale. “What? How is that possible?”
“I’m not lying. People have already started calling!” Ruby, her assistant, was equally stunned. “They’re saying horrible things. I didn’t know how to handle it, so I unplugged the phone. You shouldn’t listen to them.”
The shock was overwhelming for Miranda. “Who has my medical records? This is impossible!”
She quickly pulled out her phone to check online and see what was going on. The only possible way this could happen was if…
No, it could not be. She did not believe it.
But when she opened her social media, it was flooded with comments criticizing her.
They called her a hypocrite, an actress pretending to be innocent while scheming behind the scenes. They accused her of ruining others’ lives for her own gain, saying she was a deceitful woman with a double-faced persona.
Miranda had been in the industry long enough to see negative comments before, especially when she was a singer. But those were in the minority.
She had spent money to boost her popularity before, but she had never been under this much scrutiny. Acting brought her a broader audience, but it also came with more severe backlash. Every comment she read was filled with criticism.
“Deafness was staged? All those sympathies we had for her were wasted. To gain the public’s support, Miranda stooped so low as to ruin an innocent person. She’s worse than a villain!” Some people did not understand why she did it and asked questions.
“Why would she do something like this?”
“What else could it be for? For fame, for public sympathy. She manipulates others’ lives to garner attention. Isn’t she afraid of retribution?”
“She’s a scheming witch! I used to watch her dramas, but now I’m disgusted!”
The barrage of comments was a heavy blow to Miranda. She could not bear to read more. Instead, she turned to Michelle, breaking down. “You said your reports would bring me popularity. Now everyone’s cursing me! You’re ruining me!”
Michelle was just as shocked by the turn of events. She looked at Miranda, “I didn’t know this would happen! I was genuinely trying to help us both. We were supposed to win together. How could I have known your medical records would get leaked? You never mentioned this. And now my reputation is on the line too!”
The backlash was also affecting Michelle. The online comments did not spare her.
“Looks like she’s stirring up trouble. That Miranda is a schemer. And who wrote this report? They’re also spreading fake news. Do these reporters even care about the truth anymore? Which station is this from? I’m never watching it again!”
“Who else but Michelle Jacobs? As soon as I saw her name, I knew it was trouble. She’s always sensationalizing everything.”
“She’s from Starry Sky TV station. All they care about is clicks. I’m never trusting her reports again. I looked up her previous work, and it’s all the same. Exaggerated and sensationalized!”
“No wonder they teamed up. Both of them are liars. What about that innocent person?”
“She’s in the hospital!”
“Is your source reliable? Is she really in the hospital?”