Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“You’re that heartless anchor who acted in cahoots with rich people to help them oppress ordinary civilians, right?”

In order to confirm his suspicions, the driver even used his cell phone to search up photos of Samantha to compare them with the woman sitting in his car.

“You are her! You’re Samantha Larsson! How shameless!”

He sounded agitated as he yelled angrily, “Get off my car right now. I don’t take passengers like you!”

Samantha’s expression sank.

She did not get down right away but said in a calm tone, “Sir, please don’t make accusations if you don’t know the whole picture.”

Unfortunately, the driver became more and more irritable when he heard what she had said. “The facts are right before you and you still have the audacity to argue! I mean it when I said I won’t take passengers like you. I won’t do it even if you lodge a complaint against me. Get off on your own and don’t make me force you!”

Samantha did not try to persuade him any further and pushed the door open to get off.

He was not going to listen to any of her explanations anyway, and having one less conflict under such circumstances was much better than having one more.

The car sped off quickly.

Even so, the driver’s anger still remained and he became increasingly angry. As he drove, he sent a voice message to his taxi driver WeTalk chat group.

He remarked angrily, “Down on my luck today! I just received a ride request from that crooked anchor Samantha. I firmly told her that I refused to have her as a passenger!”

The whole nation was gossiping over Selby and Samantha, so everyone knew just who she was.

A flurry of voice messages appeared in the WeTalk chat group.

One asked, “You actually met her, huh? Where did that happen? I’d avoid the place like the plague so I wouldn’t have to receive her ride request.”

The driver who had picked up Samantha earlier said, “Springhill Villas.”

Another driver answered, “Gotcha. I was just about to head that way. Gotta do a U-turn then.”

A third said, “So was I! Thanks for the reminder!”

A fourth remarked, “We should all just avoid there for now! Let her walk out to the main road from there!”

…

Samantha requested another ride, but no one accepted it even though she had waited longer and added even more money. There was nothing else she could do but walk away from the villa while continuing to request a ride.

The afternoon sun was rather strong, so her cheeks were starting to warm up and she was beginning to sweat too.

Luckily for Samantha, she was no longer that easily affected by such conditions after enduring much worse conditions in the past two years abroad. Walking under the hot sun was nothing compared to what she had gone through.

After walking for about 40 minutes, she finally got out of the huge villa area and reached the side of the main road.

She caught her breath for a moment and scanned the area. There was a convenience store up ahead and she slowly made her way there.

After entering, she took a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator and went to the cashier to pay for it.

The female cashier was busy playing with her cell phone, but as soon as she looked up and saw Samantha, she blinked her eyes a couple of times and stared at Samantha for several seconds before scanning the barcode on the water bottle.

Samantha knew that the cashier had recognized her but remained indifferent about it. She did not need to click into Waybo to know that the public opinion was already going against her.

She had become a villain through and through.

Samantha made payment and walked out of the convenience store with the mineral water in hand.

When the cashier saw Samantha leave, she immediately took out her cell phone and typed away on the virtual keyboard.

Samantha managed to cool herself slightly after taking a few big gulps of water and drinking half the bottle in one go.

She took her cell phone out and considered requesting another ride, but she soon discarded that idea because it would be such a waste of time if she was rejected again.

She went into the map on her phone to take a look at the area and discovered that there was a subway station at the street ahead. It might be better for her to take the subway back.

Samantha walked forward according to the directions given and saw the subway entrance five minutes later. She was about to walk over when a group of people suddenly appeared out of thin air and charged aggressively toward her.

She keenly sensed that something was wrong and turned to leave, but the group of people had already surrounded her, blocking her from every direction and preventing her from leaving.

Everyone’s expressions were that of extreme anger and disgust. If looks could kill, she would have died on the spot.

She glanced quickly across everyone and saw that they were all students…

The leader of the group was rather familiar, and she seemed to be Linda’s good friend Opal Talbot, the one who came forth and posted those three questions on the internet.

Samantha did not even get the chance to speak when Opal pointed at her and roared, “She’s the cruel anchor who drove Linda to attempt suicide!”

“That b*stard Selby has already acknowledged his crimes and Lychee TV has also issued an apology. She’s the only one who hasn’t shown any remorse, and she still has the decency to show herself in public. Why are you being such a terrible person? I used to think you were a good anchor, but I was blinded by all those lies! To think you could bring yourself to push a human over the edge for the sake of advancing in your career!”

“What happened to Linda was tragic, so we—as her friends—must get justice for her!”

As soon as Opal said that, she clenched her fists and took the lead in charging toward Samantha..