Ever since Audrey was brought into the police station, her attitude had been relentlessly arrogant, emboldened by the overwhelming support she had online.
She refused to believe the police would actually defy public opinion. Besides, didn't the Saint family despise Juniper? If they saw Juniper becoming public enemy number one, wouldn't they step in to ensure that bitch could never bounce back?
Audrey was convinced someone powerful was working against Juniper behind the scenes, so she wasn't panicked in the slightest.
She finally remembered where she had seen that lawyer before—he was an incredibly high-profile, top-tier defense attorney.
Where would Juniper get the money to hire someone like that? Ha! And she still dared to claim she wasn't sleeping her way through the city.
Her eyes brimmed with mockery as she demanded the police release her immediately.
The officers ignored her, carefully reviewing the video footage they held. Meanwhile, Audrey was served with her court summons.
She still wasn't worried. Leaning back in her chair, she thought about her sudden arrest. Juniper was probably getting torn to shreds online right now. Didn't that woman have psychiatric issues? Maybe this ordeal would finally push her over the edge completely. Once she was locked up in a mental asylum, she'd never see the light of day again!
The internet had been boiling over all night. The edited clip of the pregnant girlfriend being shoved had been rewatched countless times, surpassing a hundred million views.
Everyone was pitying the girlfriend and cursing Juniper to hell. However, a few observant people realized something crucial: it was clearly the boyfriend who physically pushed the pregnant woman in the video, yet the two women were the ones caught in the crossfire.
The girlfriend was crying on stream, the alleged homewrecker was being crucified, and the scumbag boyfriend had cleanly escaped the narrative.
A few rational voices finally started pointing out the inconsistencies. "Has anyone else noticed this? From beginning to end, Audrey has only targeted Juniper. But she hasn't said a single bad word about the boyfriend who actually shoved her. It's like she's deliberately protecting him. Is she still in love with the guy or something?"
But comments like that were instantly swarmed and discredited.
"Obviously, Juniper seduced him first, which is why he cheated! Her college roommate already confirmed she loves playing the victim, and men always fall for that act."
"Her classmate also exposed that Juniper is deaf. She's pretty and she's deaf—men love that fragile routine. Men have huge egos; they probably helped her out a few times and caught feelings. At the end of the day, it's still Juniper's fault."
"It's a total disgrace that Capital University ever let someone like her in. She completely tarnished an elite institution's reputation."
The public was eagerly awaiting the police report, slamming their keyboards in a frenzy, practically trying to sentence Juniper to prison via social media.
Juniper watched the chaos unfold all night until breakfast arrived at her hotel door the next morning.


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