Chapter 6
After Eliana’s dramatic resurrection at her funeral, I never saw her again.
I changed my phone number and was determined to cut all ties.
But trouble had a way of finding me.
It started with a viral social media post.
The poster claimed to be a young girl whose aunt, jealous of her mother, had hired someone to kill her.
Though her mother had survived, they couldn’t prove the aunt’s guilt.
Now the aunt had married the girl’s father, while her mother had vanished.
The post included a photo of a small hand covered in scars, proving the aunt abused her daily.
The post exploded.
Initially, most netizens dismissed it as clickbait.
But when curious netizens traced the poster’s location and connected it to the well–known drama in my family, the story gained credibility.
Murder accusations, child abuse allegations, and claims of
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Strangely, within days, the post vanished.
This only fueled speculation that the aunt had forced the poster to delete it.
Then someone claimed to know the poster personally, saying neither she nor her mother had been seen for days. Only her father and aunt were coming and going from the house.
Rumors that I’d murdered them both spread like wildfire.
Internet sleuths quickly identified me as the aunt, and my personal information was plastered across social media.
My employer fired me to avoid the controversy.
My landlord evicted me, claiming moral grounds.
My mother berated me to gain attention.
I became a social pariah.
Anyone who’d read the post treated me with disgust. No one would
rent to me.
Fortunately, I’d prepared for this. From the safety of my newly purchased house, I watched the circus unfold.
The online outrage grew heated, even making it to television news.
While Zoey’s posts were lies, the disappearance of her and Eliana was very real.
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Before they vanished, Grace had confronted me at work.
After I sent her away, something clicked.
I moved to a new place that very night, knowing Eliana and her family wouldn’t let go easily. Of course, I had my own contingency plans.
Just as the controversy reached its peak, the original poster updated her story.
She claimed it had all been her daughter’s prank.
When skeptical users demanded proof, the poster started a livestream.
There were Eliana and Zoey, previously missing for days.
Eliana looked haggard, showing only her upper body on camera. Zoey sat nearby, clearly reluctant.
Eliana apologized to viewers on Zoey’s behalf.
The criticism continued, but eventually, the furor died down.
My life seemed to be returning to normal.
Then a phone call changed everything again.
