Ten minutes later, another account posted a new video onto social media. It included some photos of Layla when the hospital security dragged her away. Several verified accounts had shared those two posts almost immediately.
Soon, the news about how Layla relied on her powerful friends to break into the hospital to commit murder was widely shared on the Internet. In an instant, she became the most malicious person in Bentson City’ circles.
The Miller family was thoroughly exposed to the public, and the information about each individual in the family was brought to light. News about how Layla’s older sister did an abortion in the hospital the year before that, and how her brother was detained in the casino was uncovered one by one.
The Miller family was not a well-known family in Bentson City, but they did have a reputation in the business district in Bentson City. Their Second Young Miss Doris had just gotten together with Young Master Brown earlier that year, and they even discussed marriage. The Miller family had hoped to climb the social ladder through that marriage. However, the netizens had dug up her sister’s past. People knew who her ex-boyfriends were and how she got pregnant out of wedlock. In short, it was terrible.
When Layla turned on her phone, countless caller IDs popped up. There were some notifications from Elena and Caleb. There were also many from the Miller family and some unknown numbers. As soon as she turned on her phone, her eldest brother, Richard, had called her.
“Layla, what are you trying to do? Do you want to kill us all? CEO Reed had canceled my meeting. You will completely ruin my project!”
“You are a wild illegitimate child, did the Miller family owe you in the past life? Why are you trying to harm us?”
“The incident where I got detained at the casino was also revealed. How could I gain another foothold in Bentson City’s business community? The Miller Group would go bankrupt because of you!”
Layla did not know that cyber bullying could be so powerful. She had no idea at all.
Perhaps Richard was right about that. After he scolded her for a few minutes, he finally hung up the phone. However, her sister, Mandy, called her next.
“Layla, you bitch, you wretched bitch! Why are you hurting me like this!”
“Larry now knows about that thing. He doesn’t want me anymore. He wants to break up with me!”
“Are you happy now, Layla? You have completely ruined me! Are you happy now?”
Layla did not know where she was. Every time her sister said a word, she took two steps backward subconsciously. She did not know that she had retreated to the railing, and there was nowhere else to go.
As she stood with her back against the railing, she looked around and realized that she had not left the hospital. She did not know how it happened, but her legs had brought her to the hospital’s rooftop.
She also realized that she was at about a couple of dozens of floors high, and she was terrified!
“Layla, our family should not have empathized and accepted you all those years ago. Why didn’t you just die back then?”
“… Sister.” Layla’s voice was hoarse, and her hand shook as she kept her hold on the phone. “I’m sorry…”
“You’re sorry? What’s the use of that? Get Larry back for me! You get him to come back!” Mandy cried hysterically, “I love him very much, and it was not easy for me to be with him.”
“It’s you. Layla, it’s all because of you! Why did you have to provoke those people? Why?”
“Go and kill yourself. Tell everyone that they have forced you to take your own life. They slandered you, and they have slandered your sister! You can go to hell. Go to hell!”
Layla’s phone fell to the ground. She stared blankly at the night sky. Her tears had dried, and her eyes became empty gradually. She did not know why things had escalated to that point, and she did not even understand what she did wrong.
Those people on the Internet did not know anything, but they called her a slut and a bitch. They even wanted her to die. Could she solve everything if she were to kill herself?
…
“Elena, we managed to trace Layla’s location. She is at Suntech Hospital.”
Not long after Layla turned on her mobile phone, Caleb had managed to track her down and notified Elena of her location.
“Has she left yet?” Elena felt anxious about the situation. “Caleb, did you see the postings on social media just now?”
“I saw it. They managed to dig up information about the Miller family. Layla must have been frightened to death about this.”
On the other end, Caleb walked briskly. Elena heard the sound of the car engine as it started.
“You call Layla and get her to calm down. I’ll go over there right now.”
Elena hung up and looked at Michael, who was driving.
“Suntech Hospital?” Michael frowned.
She did not have a very good mobile phone. Other people could hear the conversation clearly without the loudspeaker.
Elena nodded quickly. “Yes.”
Michael did not say anything else. His hand moved, and the steering wheel turned under his grip. The car turned at the crossroads and headed for Suntech Hospital.
Elena did not dare to call Layla because they had managed to find her information too. Photos of her in heavy makeup, smoking, and drinking had circulated the social media once again. There were also photos of her, Caleb and Luacs, as they wrapped their arms around each other’s shoulders.
There was a particular angle to the photos, and people might mistakenly think that they had a very unusual relationship. However, it was only a normal photo of a group of friends.
It was apparent that someone had kept their lenses on her, and they were prepared to use those photos to frame her.
She was a stupid person in her past life. She was naive until the very day that she died. What is the difference between Layla and Elena in her previous life? One had to go through hardship to grow up and emerge stronger.
Suddenly, her mobile phone rang again. It was Caleb, and his voice was filled with anxiety and trepidation. “Elena, look at Layla’s live stream account, she… She announced on social media that she is doing a live broadcast…”
A live broadcast!
Those simple words were enough to stop Elena’s heart!
She did not need to guess what was in Layla’s mind. When she saw the live stream account, she saw Layla in front of the roof railing. Her hair was disheveled, and her face chalk-white. There was not a sign of exuberance left in her.
Layla had first posted on social media, and she said that she would start a live broadcast about Mia. Then, she got onto the live broadcast mode.
As the matter had managed to raise a babble of critics, Layla’s live broadcast managed to draw countless viewers immediately, and it was unprecedented.
Viewers had scolded her in the comment section. “Bitch, why don’t you die already!”
“After all that you have done, how could you still have the cheek to broadcast live?”
“You are stepping on others to gain hits!”
“You will have retribution, and the law will definitely punish you!”
“Woman, go die!”
“Go to hell!”
“Go and die!”
On the screen, Layla looked exceptionally pretty even if she had no makeup on. There were too few photos of her bare face on the Internet. She had looked like a tramp with her thick makeup, but with a rarely-seen clean look, she was pure and beautiful.
“It’s a pity. She has such a beautiful face.” A guy commented in the live broadcast chat room.
His comment immediately stirred dissatisfaction among a large group of girls. “This woman had slept with countless men!”
“That’s right. Her face must be fake. Do you think there are girls who would dare to show their bare faces these days?”
“I don’t know how much makeup is used on her face. It’s so hard to see with the makeup.”
“Only the straight men don’t see it!”
“Layla, you bitch, what exactly do you want to do? Who do you want to seduce with the live broadcast? Just go to hell!”