The Unveiling of Secret Queen

Chapter 1128: Chapter 1128: Nathalie Skyrockets to Number One on Hot Search

”Audrick Zachmann, what are you trying to do?” Celine Tucker felt unexplained unease in her heart, frowned, and despite Mr. Zachmann’s presence, raised her voice sharply, ”How do you know your sister isn’t Lighten Chaser? Caryn plays the piano so well; what if she’s Lighten Chaser? What do you want her to clarify for?”

Audrick stopped just as he reached the door. He turned back, his dark eyes gazing at her coldly, ”She’s not Lighten Chaser.”

Celine was stunned, ”How do you know she’s not?”

”Because I know who Lighten Chaser really is!” Audrick declared in a resolute tone.

The unease in Celine’s heart grew stronger. She clenched her fists and was just about to ask, ”Then who is Lighten Chaser?”

Audrick didn’t give her the chance. He walked out without looking back, leaving Celine yelling behind him.

”Audrick!”

”Come back!”

”Audrick, I said come back! Do you hear me?”

*

Under the quiet shade of the Locust Tree outside the nursing home, a nanny van sat idly. Inside the vehicle, his driver and agent were nearly dozing off from the long wait.

Finally, they spotted someone walking out.

”Audrick’s out,” the driver was the first to notice.

The agent lowered the car window and looked out, seeing the young man approaching. His left cheek was red and swollen, his expression impassive as he walked toward the car.

A heavy sense of foreboding hit the agent, and he began bracing himself for the worst as he opened the car door for Audrick.

Audrick entered the car silently.

Once inside, the first thing he did was twist open a bottle of water, gulp down more than half of it in one go, and then screw the cap back on. Frowning, he turned to the agent and said, ”Willard, give me my phone.”

”Uh?”

The agent handed him the phone after digging it out, looking visibly concerned, ”What happened? The talk didn’t go well? Not even Mr. Zachmann could convince Ms. Zachmann to come forward and clarify?”

”...” Audrick didn’t reply. He took the phone, opened Twitter, and began typing.

Before long, a tweet formed under his fingertips.

He skimmed it briefly before sending it out without hesitation.

After posting the tweet, he dialed Stanley Zachmann’s number: ”Hello, Uncle, there’s something I need to discuss with you...”

*

Within half an hour of Audrick Zachmann’s latest tweet, Twitter was essentially paralyzed.

[Audrick Zachmann v: I must clarify the rumors circulating online. From beginning to end, there’s only ever been one Lighten Chaser, and that is my cousin, Nathalie Quinlan! @LightenChaser]

The top comment, also edited by Audrick himself, read: [On behalf of Caryn Zachmann, I’d like to apologize to everyone. I’m sorry.]

#TheTrueLightChaserExposed#

#LightChaserTurnsOutToBeTopScholarInNationalCollegeExamsThisYear#

#NathalieQuinlanLightChaser#

#AudrickZachmannApology#

Several hashtags instantly shot up to trending topics, causing waves of discussion online.

Most of the ”melon munching crowd” sided with Audrick, believing that what he said was true. After all, if things weren’t as Audrick claimed, there’d be no reason for him to take responsibility by apologizing on behalf of Caryn Zachmann, his biological sister.

However, a small minority of fans with conspiracy theories felt that Audrick’s sudden statement was baseless, nothing more than an arbitrary declaration.

What if he was just trying to protect his cousin while throwing his biological sister under the bus?

This faction of fans, driven by a desire to defend their ”own idol,” continued to hurl vile words online, insisting that Caryn Zachmann was the true Light Chaser.

But ultimately, these fans were in the minority.

For most people, from the moment Audrick’s tweet went live, public opinion had already shifted—Caryn Zachmann wasn’t the real Light Chaser, and her failure to clarify only raised suspicions of her riding the coattails of the controversy for clout.

This was becoming quite the tricky situation!