My Great Escape Led Me to You novel Chapter 350

Arianna George let out a soft laugh. “That’s exactly their clever move. None of this is really the sponsor’s fault, and Emily Blair isn’t to blame either. They’ve just twisted public opinion online, shifting the scandal away from the real issue. Now, instead of holding the plagiarist accountable, people are pointing fingers at the sponsor and Emily Blair. It’s Isabella Austin who should be facing consequences for what she did, but somehow it’s the sponsor and Emily who are expected to apologize and pay the price. Honestly, it’s a masterful play—I almost want to give them a round of applause.”

She shook her head in disbelief. “It’s absurd. Isabella Austin should be the one apologizing, she should be the one being criticized. But now, she’s somehow become the poor victim, with the entire internet comforting her. It’s shameful. And the worst part? She’s still online, fanning the flames, playing the victim to win sympathy. She really has no shame left.”

“Arianna George! That’s enough!”

Mr. Adams’ voice cracked like a whip.

“Do you have any idea what you’re saying?” he growled, teeth clenched. “You think we don’t see what’s happening? You think we’re blind? The reason we haven’t spoken up is because we can’t. Isabella Austin has Andrew Lane behind her, and Andrew Lane is the main sponsor of the Starlight Piano Competition. You’ve seen for yourself how close those two are. How dare you call Isabella out like that—are you looking for trouble? If Andrew Lane wanted to crush us, we’d be as helpless as ants. We wouldn’t even have a chance to fight back.”

He gestured toward the trending topics on his phone. “You see how much traction this is getting online? Don’t tell me Andrew Lane doesn’t have a hand in that.”

He fixed Arianna with a stern look. “For your own good, don’t mention Isabella Austin again. Andrew Lane’s made his position clear—he’s announced their engagement right in the middle of all this. He’s determined to protect Isabella. What choice do we have? That’s how the world works. There’s no way Isabella will ever be made to admit she was wrong. The only one who can be blamed now is Emily Blair. She has no one powerful backing her up.”

Let’s be honest—the right or wrong here doesn’t depend on justice, but on which side Andrew Lane chooses.

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