Chapter 72

At 10:00 a.m., someone anonymously posted a photo in the group chat. The first photo showed me standing on the street, waiting for Mr. Minogue. The next photo captured a black Mercedes pulling up in front of me. The tinted window rolled down, revealing half of Mr. Minogue's face. Even from that glimpse, it was clear he was quite old. The third, fourth, and fifth photos showed me getting into Mr. Minogue's car as it drove away from St. Nicholas University. Once the photos were posted, people started speculating about the nature of my relationship with Mr. Minogue and his identity. For the most part, everyone was fairly rational, and the comments weren't too harsh. But just as the discussion was getting heated, someone anonymously posted a photo of Mr. Minogue and me walking into a hotel, arm in arm. That photo was like a bomb going off, and everyone immediately jumped to the conclusion that I was being kept as a mistress. While I was still scrolling through the group chat, Sharo