Chapter 52

Cecilia​ ​ "Instagram?" I pulled the phone away from my ear, frowning at the screen.​ I opened the app—and instantly saw what Yvonne was talking about.​ A certain gossip account had shared a video clip, and it had already gone viral. Now it was all over the Explore page, reposted and memed by dozens of other users.​ It showed the confrontation outside the airport yesterday afternoon—but the footage had been edited and re-captioned to make it look like I assaulted poor, helpless Cici out of nowhere.​ Xavier, the actual male lead in this soap opera?​ He was completely edited out.​ The video framed me as the villain—the angry, unhinged woman slapping a defenseless sweetheart.​ But here's the twist: the internet wasn't coming for me.​ They were coming for Cici.​ Somehow, someone had connected the dots and figured out who Cici was. Her name, her background, even old photos—everything was out there now. And the comments were brutal.​ Apparently, the slap was already being turned into a meme.