Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 426 - 251: Slandering Nora Scott, Reaping What Was Sown

Chapter 426: Chapter 251: Slandering Nora Scott, Reaping What Was Sown
"Marcus Shaw’s in trouble again?"
Seeing Nora Scott again at school, Anastasia was not surprised at all.
With Marcus Shaw’s temperament, even if he was truly a genius, with his grades improving by leaps and bounds, he would still cause trouble.
Rumor has it that Marcus Shaw’s sister has been quite impressive lately, some kind of comic artist with a bit of fame. This past week, it’s been all about "Nora Scott this, Nora Scott that," all the students are talking about it.
Already resentful over having to resign as class teacher because of Marcus Shaw and Nora Scott, Anastasia felt unbalanced upon hearing about Marcus Shaw’s improved grades and that Nora Scott was a renowned comic artist.
Now seeing Nora Scott, her long-standing grievances meant she wouldn’t be calm and collected.
"Anastasia, as energetic as always," Nora Scott casually glanced at her, smiled slightly, and countered, "Being a subject teacher now, pretty leisurely?"
"You—"
Hit at her sore point, Anastasia’s anger surged instantly.
Since the incident during the end-of-term exams, Anastasia had to fulfill her promise, resign from her position as class teacher, and switch to being a subject teacher.
This is the First Affiliated High School of Fenton City, a century-old school with top-notch teaching quality, ranking nationally. Nearly half of Fenton City’s parents were desperate to send their children here.
Working at such a school was a great honor and held unlimited potential.
Anastasia was not willing to give up such a golden opportunity.
Therefore, even though she was the subject of much gossip at school, secretly mocked by teachers and students alike, she grit her teeth, shamelessly continuing in her teaching role.
"At least I’m self-reliant and aboveboard, better than those who rely on shameless tactics."
Anastasia pushed up her glasses, retorted with a stern face, and walked straight towards the teaching building.
After taking a few steps, she unwillingly glared at Nora Scott, muttering softly, "A nest of snakes and rats."
The siblings, not a single decent one among them.
The brother hangs out with questionable people, getting into fights, skipping classes, causing trouble, skilled at everything.
The sister is promiscuous, relying on her looks to flirt around, even capable of hooking up with a parent during a parent-teacher meeting...
It’s said she’s an illegitimate child.
The mother must be just like her.
Nora Scott clicked her tongue, glanced down at her phone to check the time, and had no desire to tangle with Anastasia, indulging in a war of words.
*
Anastasia changed offices.
She knew the teachers in the new office but wasn’t close to them. Since the new semester began, she focused on teaching, avoiding interactions with these teachers, and declined all social gatherings.
Everyone knew her temper and to avoid provoking her, they tried not to engage with her.
When she entered, there were a few young teachers in the office who weren’t busy with lesson plans or grading papers but were gathered together chatting.
Seeing her, they all instinctively lowered their voices, but Anastasia still caught their conversation.
"Is Marcus Shaw’s parent being called in again? Still Nora Scott?"
"Of course. He only has this one sister now."
"Half-siblings, right?"
"Seems like it."
"These siblings are quite interesting, hiding their skills well. The brother wasn’t expected to excel, yet last semester... based on his grades, placing in the top five, his future prospects are bright. The sister is even more amazing; everyone thought she was just an entertainment industry pretty face, but turns out she’s a god-tier comic artist."
"My nephew is a big fan of hers, always loved her comics, though the parents didn’t support her. Now, after watching her livestream with parents in tow, she’s captivated them all. She does have personal charm."
"Nora Scott is truly a winner in life. So young, twenty-four or five, with such achievements. If her brother doesn’t stray off path, his achievements will be no less. Heard she also has a mysterious boyfriend, very much in love."
"I ship her with Mr. Langley."
"Feels like she pairs well with Rain too, I heard at the start of the year, Rain was live-streaming, and when he received her call, he immediately ended the stream. I watched the fan recordings, and they seemed pretty sweet."
"Really? Share it with me, I want to see it too."
...
The group chatted enthusiastically.
Every word flowed into Anastasia’s ears.
Anastasia was upset and agitated.
A winner in life?
Nora Scott fits that?!
A boyfriend... probably just acting.
The phone vibrated in her pocket, it was a message from her husband, questioning her over a minor squabble with her mother-in-law.
She had a strong temperament, both in work and life, while her mother-in-law was a renowned "white lotus," ing any slight conflicts to her father-in-law and husband; the whole family always sided with her mother-in-law.
And her husband, she had found evidence of his affair half a year ago, yet he hadn’t changed his ways, still secretly in contact with the mistress now.
If not for holding on for the kids, she would have torn down that family façade long ago.
Mistress...
Women like Nora Scott, who destroy others’ families, are heartless and should just die.
Clutching her phone tightly, Anastasia’s face was dark. After a long moment, she exhaled slowly, her fierce eyes showing a venomous, ruthless glint.
Logging into a secondary Weibo account, she found photos taken during the last parent-teacher meeting...
*
In a certain office.
Cleveland supported his chin with one hand, moving his mouse and browsing gossip news online, with no intention of working.
The neighboring female teacher had class and had left long ago.
However, the explosive gossip she just left behind bloomed in Cleveland’s heart.
Nora Scott, illegitimate daughter.
Lately, Nora Scott has become quite popular, and there are many people digging into her personal life. Truths and lies, good and bad, all mixed together.
Zero used to be like a reclusive figure, with no one knowing her true identity. Everything about her was mysterious and distant, which gave people a sense of awe toward him.
Now, this person who seemed to exist in a different dimension suddenly got linked to someone real, a notorious little celebrity, and the things to explore are just too many.
Nora Scott has obviously become the new sweetheart of the media.
Any small matter is enough for these media people to write lengthy discussions on.
However, entertainment media mostly favor Nora Scott, only a few take a different path, focusing on her scandals to write about.
Cleveland doesn’t pay attention to celebrity scandals, so he wasn’t aware. Only when a female teacher reminded him, he went online to search and found that the rumor "Nora Scott is an illegitimate daughter" was actually quite hot, with no shortage of discussions and attention, but it seemed insignificant amongst millions of data.
The digging seemed oddly convincing.
The article didn’t mention any names directly, just said Nora Scott is the illegitimate daughter of a certain wealthy family, born through her mother’s deception and schemes, recently taken back by the family, and she didn’t show even a bit of the demeanor of a socialite from beginning to end, making her awkward as the family refused to recognize her. A lot of people in the Fenton City circle know about this, with many verified accounts chiming in agreement.
But then it got more and more absurd—
It said the recent heat around Nora Scott and Zero is all hype, just to pressure the wealthy family into publicly acknowledging her identity.
Even the pun on "Nora Scott" and "illegitimate" came up, speculating that Nora’s mother named her this to vent her anger.
"What are you doing?"
A teacher passing by with water saw his serious expression and suddenly asked.
"Nothing!"
Cleveland was startled, bouncing up suddenly and instinctively closed the post.
The other teacher was amused, "What kind of web page are you looking at that you can’t show anyone..."
Cleveland hurriedly waved his hand, said a few perfunctory words, and sent the person away.
Only after the person walked away did he let out a breath of relief.
By rights, such gossip shouldn’t be credible.
But—
Why is it such a coincidence?!
Cleveland rubbed his hair in frustration, turning his well-groomed hair into a bird’s nest.
Online, it says Nora Scott was recently taken back.
Isn’t it such a coincidence, Nora started at the school a month ago, didn’t know Oliver Scott, and now can come to the school as "Oliver Scott’s guardian."
The timing matches.
If Nora Scott and Oliver Scott were half-siblings with the same father, the surname matches too.
Cleveland opened a high-res photo of Nora on his phone, then rummaged for a small photo of Oliver from the cabinet, and comparing the two photos, he watched and watched, and actually saw a bit of resemblance in their features...
No, way?
Is Nora Scott really an illegitimate daughter, and actually Oliver Scott’s half-sister?
Oh no...
Nora Scott’s half-brother, and her stepbrother from another mother, are actually both in his class?!
What kind of divine luck is this?!
"Knock. Knock. Knock."
The open wooden door of the office was knocked on.
In the office, every gaze was drawn over, and at the same time, they heard a calm yet cool voice—
"I’m looking for Cleveland."
Nora Scott!
Cleveland hurriedly stood up.
Because the movement was too big, the chair was unstable and fell to the ground.
"I-I am."
Cleveland hastily greeted the person at the door, then awkwardly blushed, quickly bending down to pick up the chair.
The teacher behind him gave his chair a kick, teasing him with a wink and signaling him to calm down.
Cleveland exhaled deeply several times before calming down a bit.
However, when he looked up, he unexpectedly saw Nora walking over, which made Cleveland’s breathing quicken, heartbeat go chaotic, and his ears inexplicably blush.
Oh my gosh, the idol is so cool!
Oh my gosh, seeing her with my own eyes!
Oh my gosh, more nervous than confessing love!
...
Cleveland silently crumbled inside.
It wasn’t until the teacher behind him kicked his chair again that he snapped out of the joy, excitement, and shock of "meeting his idol."
"Where are the two of them?"
As she approached, Nora straightforwardly inquired.
"Class is about to end, they’ll come over as soon as it’s over." Cleveland took a deep breath, moved a chair for Nora, and at the same time, with a slightly drifting tone, asked, "Why do they both have your phone number..."
Nora sat down and responded plainly, "I am their sister."
"..."
The entire office fell silent in an instant.