A Genius Once Fell into the Don’s Orbit Chapter 08

A Genius Once Fell into the Don’s Orbit Chapter 08

After several days of discussion and speculation, more and more scandals suddenly appeared online.

While I was completely immersed in my studies, public opinion back home had already turned upside down.

First, someone revealed that Alessia’s SAT score was only slightly above 800.

They claimed she had paid her way into a low-ranked European university.

At the same time, someone exposed my SAT score.

1,580.

A perfect example of an academic genius.

But no one understood why I had only attended university for one year before disappearing.

Everyone was shocked.

That was a top university.

Why would someone quit?

People started guessing that it was because I married Enzo.

They said I had married into money and abandoned my ambitions.

I was immediately branded a gold digger and an opportunist.

Then my senior classmates from university collectively spoke out.

“You people only understand love scandals and entertainment gossip.”

“Valentina may have only attended university for a little over a year, but she had already published countless papers.”

“She was genuinely brilliant academically.”

“Several of our senior-year experiments were completed with help from Valentina, a freshman at the time.”

“Her ability was terrifying.”

“And the most important question is…”

“Do you know where she is now?”

People immediately replied.

“She left Venezia Entertainment after breaking her contract.”

“She must have offended Alessia and been blacklisted.”

My senior looked at those comments with disgust.

“You only have romance and entertainment in your heads.”

“My junior, Valentina Hawthorne, is now a talented student at Oxford University.”

“Even my advisor says that Valentina remains one of the top students there.”

“She’s currently studying computer engineering and has reached a critical stage in her research.”

The internet exploded.

“Wait… are you serious?”

“That third-rate actress Valentina Hawthorne is actually an Oxford genius?”

“The same Valentina who became famous from that short drama?”

“Right! I remember now.”

“Her character in that drama was a genius student.”

“She was literally playing herself!”

“If she was Enzo’s secret wife, why didn’t Enzo promote her?”

“Why did he support Alessia instead?”

“Because he didn’t love her.”

“Exactly.”

“Love and no love are obvious.”

“And I heard that during the reality show, Alessia and Valentina both fell into the water.”

“Enzo only saved Alessia and left.”

“He completely ignored Valentina.”

“No way…”

“Valentina is so pitiful.”

“A family arrangement can never compare to a childhood romance.”

“I actually feel sorry for Valentina.”

“She married someone who didn’t love her, while her husband loved her sister who wasn’t even related to him by blood.”

**Enzo’s POV**

The online revelations continued growing.

I stared at those posts.

Countless details appeared in my mind.

Each one tortured me.

Alessia was terrified that her secrets would be exposed.

She came to find me.

But I refused to see her.

Instead, I ordered my people to remove all negative news about Valentina.

From the moment I learned online that Valentina had gone to Oxford…

my heart had never calmed down again.

I had regretted it since the day we divorced.

Countless nights, I remembered Valentina gently massaging my leg.

I hated myself for agreeing to sign those papers.

Couldn’t she understand me?

Alessia and I…

we only had childhood memories together.

I rushed to England.

I desperately wanted to see her.

But I failed.

She had entered a confidential research phase and would be isolated for a month.

I could only return empty-handed.

Then, at that exact moment…

the internet exploded again.

Alessia’s scandals flooded every platform.

People online were terrifyingly good at digging up secrets.

First came rumors about her studying abroad.

Her obsession with money.

Her messy private life.

Her reckless partying.

The photos showed a completely different Alessia.

She wore revealing outfits, smoked, and acted nothing like the innocent actress everyone knew.

People were shocked.

Then they remembered the previous revelation.

Her SAT score was only slightly above 800.

She was clearly not an academic achiever.

No wonder she didn’t actually study abroad.

Stories about her bullying classmates and paying people to target girls she disliked surfaced one after another.

Any single one of those scandals would have been enough to destroy someone’s career.