She took the initiative to start a live broadcast and cried loudly in it.
“A while ago, my depression had already been treated, but these days, my depression has erupted again. I had no choice but to reveal this fact…”
Her voice choked up and her eyes turned slightly red, but at this point, the online audience was no longer buying it.
“Why don’t you go see a doctor? Instead of using Darnell’s work as a place to vent your frustration. Now you haven’t learned your lesson and are using depression to gain our sympathy!”
For a moment, everyone was furious. Looking at these comments, Dark Night was stunned for a moment.
“Because… because my parents often abused me at home which caused me to relapse into depression.”
As soon as she said that, netizens began questioning her statement.
But soon, Dark Night revealed her arm, on which a vivid purple-red scar appeared.
The onlookers gasped in shock, not expecting Dark Night to face such a situation at home!
“Being a victim of domestic violence is one thing, but you plagiarized Darnell’s work, causing serious harm to others.”
Upon seeing comments accusing her of plagiarism, Dark Night shed a few tears.
“Why don’t you believe me? These works were clearly painted by me.”
In the past, when Dark Night claimed her works as her own, some people sympathized with her due to her depression, but now that it was confirmed she didn’t have depression, people no longer bought into her claims.
Soon, new netizens dug up Dark Night’s family background and found out that she had been living with her grandfather since childhood, away from her parents.
Some even discovered that Dark Night had drawn the scars on her own hand.
Regardless of Dark Night’s explanations, netizens refused to believe her.
A woman who had deceived everyone from the beginning and repeatedly caused trouble online, including threatening suicide by jumping into a river, quickly caught the attention of the police.
Soon, the police arrived at Dark Night’s grandfather’s workplace.
Dark Night’s grandfather was a renowned traditional medicine doctor and had gained a lot of prestige in the local community due to his exceptional medical skills.
Everyone knew where these elderly doctors’ clinics were located with just a casual inquiry.
Soon, the police found this well-known doctor.
“Officer.”
Seeing the police, the elderly doctor quickly stood up.
Due to his advanced age, he had some difficulty with mobility, so the police asked him to sit down.
“Well, is this your granddaughter’s Twitter account?”
The police handed Dark Night’s Twitter account to the elderly doctor, who furrowed his brows and skimmed through Dark Night’s tweets.
“Ah, yes, yes.” He nodded. “Young people these days, they like to play these kinds of games.”
Not realizing what his granddaughter had done, the police patiently explained all the things Dark Night had done in recent days.
After listening, the elderly doctor widened his eyes.
“She actually said that?”
Upon receiving a confirmation, the elderly doctor let out a sigh. “Darnell must have been through a lot. I run this clinic, and I’m usually busy with work, so I rarely have time to monitor her. I never expected her to do something like this. It’s a disgrace!”
Seeing the elderly doctor’s anger, the police felt relieved.
“When children make mistakes, they need guidance from their elders.” The police hinted, “In that case, thank you, Dr. Shaw.”
The police expressed gratitude to the elderly doctor, who had faithfully served the people for many years. According to protocol, the police had to show respect to the elderly doctor.
“Where did that come from? It’s what I should do.”
The elderly doctor reassured the police, and as soon as they left, he hurriedly returned home.
As expected, as soon as he arrived home, he saw his granddaughter with a dejected face, pacing around the house.
She had just finished her livestream, and now her fans no longer believed her words. She was worried about what to do next.
“Lexie Shaw!”
The voice of the traditional medicine doctor sounded from outside the door. Dark Night heard it and her eyes showed a hint of panic.
“Grandpa, why are you back?” She glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. “It’s still a while before you finish work. I was thinking of doing the laundry later.”
She thought that her grandfather was angry because she hadn’t done the laundry, so she hung her head, unable to look at him directly.
“What have you been saying online? The police came knocking on my door.”
“Ah?” Dark Night’s pupils contracted slightly. “N-nothing, really.”
She couldn’t believe that the police could find her grandfather over such a small matter. Hearing this, Dark Night hesitated to admit it.
“You’re not telling the truth, huh?”
The traditional medicine doctor clenched his teeth and showed Dark Night the evidence the police had given him. “Isn’t this Dark Night you? I can’t mistake the selfies inside!”
Upon hearing this, Dark Night began to act cute and please her grandfather.
“I was just playing around, grandpa. Don’t be angry.”
“Playing around?” Hearing this, anger surged in the traditional medicine doctor’s heart again. “Playing around can bring the police to our door? I’ve done good deeds and accumulated virtue all my life, and now it’s all ruined because of you.”
He berated his granddaughter, who kept her head down and swallowed her saliva, still unable to speak.
“How can you say anything? Depression? I spent so much of my savings to cure you of that illness! And you actually used it to gain sympathy online. You’ve truly, truly disappointed me!”
The traditional medicine doctor shook his head, and Dark Night hurriedly explained.
“I only did it because I had no other choice. I truly know I was wrong.”
Dark Night lowered her head and apologized to her grandfather, but it was not enough to extinguish the anger in his heart.
“Huh, so you know you were wrong?” He furrowed his brow, then took out a thick and long wooden stick from the room.
“What are you going to do, grandpa?”
Dark Night quickly moved aside, remembering that when she was younger and made mistakes, her grandfather would use that stick to punish her.
But as she grew older, she hadn’t received such punishment in a long time.
“What am I going to do?” the traditional medicine doctor questioned. “If I don’t teach you a lesson, you won’t forget the pain!”
He said angrily, having already found Jane’s information on his way home.