Chapter 1My Sister Put Me on Trial, But the Verdict Was Hers
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My sister, Chloe Evans, became a shining star, playing a girl tormented by school bullying in her movies.
Netizens called her the pristine white rose of the entertainment industry.
She’d dive into icy water in winter, just to nail a single scene.
Me? I was too delicate. The moment the crew asked me to wear a revealing top, I’d just pull my jacket tighter.
After countless times she subtly, darkly pointed out my supposed malice,
Furious netizens dragged me to the Public Judgment Tribunal.
I was charged with four grave crimes: Violence, Cold-bloodedness, Negligence, and Promiscuity.
But I just chuckled into the camera, reaching out to yank on my sister’s long hair.
“You’re all so foolish, falling for a born monster.”
This was a world where public judgment was rampant.
All it took was a hundred thousand netizens petitioning together, and anyone could be sent to the Tribunal.
I was a notorious, scandalous celebrity, not famous for my work, but infamous for my drama.
Refusing to follow crew instructions, getting exposed for bullying the weak, willingly falling into promiscuity – I was constantly surrounded by negative press.
Naturally, I was the perfect foil for my sister, Chloe Evans.
Chloe wasn't my biological sister; we just grew up in the same orphanage.
But even so, comparing a pure, innocent "white flower" to a vicious, man-eating flower…
Not to mention, Chloe frequently used social media to “encourage” me to be a better person,
Deliberately highlighting my supposed malice.
Netizens, predictably, were enraged. A hundred thousand of them united, listing my four grave charges.
They successfully sent me to the Public Judgment Tribunal.
The unyielding, impartial Judge of Truth would determine if my four charges were valid and if I’d go to jail.
I sat expressionless in the defendant’s seat.
The live chat for the trial instantly exploded.
“Stella Stone is actually really pretty…”
“Pretty face, rotten heart, that’s her, isn’t it!”
“She’s a total bitch! She always bullied our Chloe at the orphanage.”
“Hope this trial ends fast, Stella Stone deserves ten years behind bars!”
Suddenly, Chloe Evans pulled a little kid with downcast eyes in front of me.
“Sister, I hope you won’t be sentenced! The kids from the orphanage and I all hope you’ll be okay.”
Watching her struggle to suppress the upward twitch of her lips, I let out a soft laugh.
I reached out, gently stroking her silken black hair, then abruptly, violently, yanked it.
I savored the pained expression on her face.
“Do you think I’m as stupid as them? Do you really think I’d believe a born monster like you?”
Chloe gasped faintly, wincing in pain.
“Sister, you’re misunderstanding me…”
I scoffed, pushing her away.
“How can a woman who’s done so many bad things call Chloe a monster!”
“Can the Judge please teach her a lesson?!”
Chloe’s pathetic acting made me laugh internally, but a whole crowd of supporters willingly let themselves be fooled by her.
I watched her feign quiet sobs, my expression indifferent.
She truly was a born actress, no wonder she’d hurt so many and always gotten away with it.
Chloe Evans, do you know how long I’ve waited for this day?