Chapter 2

Right now, anything I said would only look like I was making excuses.

I opened the member list of the group chat and added property management.

"Hi! Someone in the group is spreading false claims. Please remind everyone. If necessary, you can mute the chat."

Kenneth Lawrence from property management kept typing.

Five minutes later, he replied.

"False claims? Ms. Fox, the video shows everything clearly."

I was stunned.

In my past life, property management had played dumb in the chat.

When I went to them and asked them to install a camera in my apartment to prove my innocence, they'd been perfectly cooperative.

"Are you sure the video she posted is even real?"

He typed for a long while. "Ms. Fox, Aunt Rosemary is a longtime resident here. She's a model resident. She wouldn't fake anything."

"Besides, Aunt Rosemary doesn't even know how to use that kind of software."

Two careless lines, and he'd made me look even more guilty.

I forced down my anger. "Let me be clear. She's spreading rumors. There are over a thousand people in this chat, and she's circulating a false video. That's against the law."

"You're the property representative. You're supposed to protect my interests and put a stop to this."

Silence for a moment on his end. "Ms. Fox, instead of spending your time throwing your resident status around to give me a hard time, you'd be better off thinking about how to apologize to everyone."

"And I really have to warn you. If you've got your eye on that man, you should try a different approach. This one won't work, and it's a good way to get yourself beaten up."

I was livid. I typed out a long message to confront him.

The instant that bright red exclamation mark appeared, I froze.

The next second, a notice went up in the group.

【Property management has received feedback from residents. This community has always opposed indecent behavior. We ask certain residents to conduct themselves properly and not to affect everyone with their own improper conduct. If residents continue to file complaints, property management will take action to protect everyone's rights. At the same time, we remind everyone to keep an eye on their family and children and to stay away from certain residents to avoid any unpleasantness. Finally, we applaud Aunt Rosemary for defending everyone's rights!】

The moment the notice went up, the already heated chat boiled over.

"Property management posted a notice. So it's definitely true."

"You shameless little slut, which married man are you trying to seduce anyway? If you've got the nerve, go knock on his door directly."

"@property management, you have to do something. You can't just let her run around naked at home every day. What if my kid sees?"

"This little tramp still won't show her face. Looks like she's scared."

"Good thing Aunt Rosemary warned everyone. Otherwise it'd be too late once something happened."

In an instant, the voices cursing me got even louder.

Plenty of residents gave Aunt Rosemary a thumbs-up.

She timed her reply just right. "As the big sister of this community, it's my responsibility and my duty to protect the environment here for everyone."

The moment she finished, I sent the line already sitting in my input box.

"May I ask, is spreading filthy lies about me in the group chat part of your responsibility and duty?"

In an instant, the whole group went silent.

Even Aunt Rosemary didn't reply.