She paused before addressing the gathering. “You all know there’s a rivalry between Bianca and me. It’s possible someone, knowing we’re competitors, tried to stir things up by giving me info about Miss Johnson. I was shocked by what I heard. It seemed unbelievable.” After a moment, she added, “There’s a recorded statement from Gabriel. He says he didn’t have any intimate relationship with Sophia, so the child couldn’t be his. He’s even ready for a paternity test to prove it.”
The revelation left everyone silent and surprised. Wasn’t this the gossip about Sophia that had been circulating online recently?
Previously, the source had only hinted at the news without solid evidence, causing many to dismiss it as mere gossip, possibly aimed at damaging Sophia’s reputation.
But with Gabriel’s statement, did it mean the online rumors were true? Did it confirm that the child Sophia bore wasn’t his? Did it prove the news online was true?
A curious person butted in, “A recording? Seriously? Zoey, are you saying this because you can’t sign Sophia and fear losing to Bianca? Do you have proof?”
This woman seemed to have been planted by Zoey, and after her statement, Zoey glanced at the speaker with a nod before responding awkwardly, “What are you implying? Am I the type of person to ruin others if I can’t secure a contract? After your insinuations, who would want to work with me in the future? Even if the evidence I received isn’t true, for the sake of proving my innocence, Miss Johnson, I apologize…”
In the midst of the public’s scrutiny, Zoey played the recording.
As Gabriel’s voice filled the room, the onlookers turned their attention to Sophia with complex expressions. Sophia’s shock was clear. Gabriel claimed they’d never been intimate.
How could that be possible?
Sophia recounted a troubling incident from five years ago. She had consumed a lot of alcohol at Champs Le Bar, and afterward, she couldn’t recall anything.
When she woke up, she was in disarray, and Gabriel was beside her, claiming they had sex.
Later, Gabriel tried to force himself on her again, but she fought back fiercely. Her screams attracted the attention of the staff, stopping Gabriel’s advances.
Not long after, she discovered she was pregnant, and Gabriel, using nude photographs, coerced her into marriage.
After marrying Gabriel, whenever he demanded intimacy, Sophia would threaten him with her life. Despite enduring numerous instances of abuse, she remained determined to keep him away.
She had always believed Gabriel had taken advantage of her when she was drunk, but his denial shook her certainty.
Zoey kept her focus on Sophia, offering reassurance, “Miss Johnson, no matter what others say, we won’t entertain those accusations. But Gabriel is your husband. No man would lie about being cheated on. It’s important for you to clear things up to avoid misunderstandings like these. What do you think about a paternity test?”
Watching Sophia’s nervous and unsure behavior, whispers spread among the crowd.
“Sophia seems scared. Maybe she’s afraid of taking the paternity test!”
“It seems like Gabriel might be telling the truth. He must have had a reason to say those things about Sophia!”
Criticism aimed at Sophia grew louder, making her fists tighten with tension. At that moment, Bianca stepped up, standing between Sophia and the judgmental crowd.
Bianca could see through Zoey’s scheme and had come prepared to counter it.
With a calm smile, Bianca revealed, “We’ve already done the paternity test.”
She then took out a document from her bag and showed it to everyone. “Here’s the result, verified by a well-known testing center. It’s pretty straightforward, so there’s not much more to say.”
The crowd eagerly examined the paper, confirming that Gabriel was indeed the father of Sophia’s child.
Sophia, visibly relieved, gripped Bianca’s arm and whispered, “When did you get the result? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
Bianca had urged Sophia to do the paternity test when the accusations surfaced.
But they hadn’t received the result yet. Luckily…
“I got a call from the testing center right before the dinner party, so I grabbed the results on my way here. Everything happened so fast that I didn’t get a chance to tell you,” Bianca explained.
Hearing Bianca’s explanation, Sophia nodded.
Earlier that day, they had planned to meet up. Bianca arrived just in time, and they quickly took a taxi to Vincent’s villa.
The taxi driver recognized Sophia and talked to her the whole way, so Bianca couldn’t tell her the news.
With a confident smile, Bianca turned to Zoey and said, “Miss Carter, if you had that recording, shouldn’t you have checked if it was true before sharing it? It seems a bit careless to let everyone hear it without making sure it’s real. It could cause a lot of confusion.”
All eyes turned to Zoey, waiting for her response.
Zoey’s face paled a bit, but she kept a calm smile and said, “I never really believed those rumors, and I didn’t plan to bring them up. I only talked about it because everyone wanted to know. But even if it wasn’t true, Gabriel himself spread the rumors. It’s not something you’d expect from someone like him, right? And about the paternity test, I couldn’t just check it without Sophia’s permission.”
The crowd nodded along, understanding Zoey’s reasoning.
With a slight smile, Zoey continued, “And, well, besides the recording, I also got some nude photos of Sophia. I was told they’d be shared online. That’s why I decided not to sign a contract with her.”
Someone put naked pictures of Sophia on Twitter! This got everyone talking quietly in the room.
The women were eager to see what would happen next, and the men were secretly excited, wanting to see the scandalous pictures.
A lot of men had always found Sophia attractive, and the idea of seeing her private photos was really tempting.
They didn’t think they’d actually get to see them, though.
Sophia suddenly looked really worried. Was Zoey talking about the naked pictures that Gabriel took? If those pictures were out there, Sophia would feel too embarrassed to show her face again.
Sophia was shaking a bit, and Natalie gave a fake smile and said to everyone, “No way, right? Sophia is like my role model. She’s always so classy. It’s crazy to think she’d do something like that.”
But before Natalie could say more, someone screamed.
“Quick, check Twitter!”
People rushed to grab their phones and checked Twitter. There was a naked picture of Sophia, getting a lot of attention. In just a few minutes, thousands of people were talking about it.