Chapter 714: Retiring from the Literary World

Adrian Quincy and his wife came out of the room and walked downstairs.

Claire Sinclair immediately said, unable to hold it in, “Your mother is such a good person!”

The corner of Adrian Quincy’s lips tilted up. “I told you not to be nervous. My mother’s bad temper was because of menopause. No one will be harsh with you again.”

“Mm-hmm, I’m relieved now.”

“What do you want to eat?”

“I want to eat everything! What’s good here?”

“Let’s go check the cafeteria.”

…

That evening, Adrian Quincy posted a public statement on his personal Weibo account—A Statement Regarding the Allegations of Embezzlement Against My Wife.

One: This matter was clarified 56 days ago. The 100 million in funds was the result of a bank employee’s error and has nothing to do with Claire.

Two: I love Claire more than anything.

Three: I have money, enough to support Claire for several lifetimes. Claire has no need to covet anyone else’s money.

Four: This is a warning to everyone. Please cease all speculation, conjecture, and malicious slander against Claire. Otherwise, I reserve the right to pursue legal action against all defamatory words and actions.

Adrian Quincy didn’t mention anything else, but the entertainment sections had already plastered what he announced at the hospital entrance on their front pages.

After the netizens learned the truth, aside from a few trolls who continued to curse her out, most others expressed their support.

[While it might be a bit out of line for Young Master Quincy to use the paparazzi to protect Claire Sinclair, I think the paparazzi squatting outside her door and watching her for two months is even uglier, right?]

[Go Young Master Quincy, go Claire Sinclair!]

[Young Master Quincy did all of this for Claire Sinclair. And Claire Sinclair endured two months of being slandered. That makes them even, right?]

[Using public condemnation to protect yourself… that’s a brilliant move. If it were me, I’d do the same, but unfortunately, I’m not that smart, haha…]

[This is a clear abuse of power, and yet a pack of dogs are still sucking up to him. How pathetic.]

[I think it’s fine. Enduring two months of being cursed at in exchange for your personal safety seems like a fair trade.]

After two months of silence, Claire Sinclair finally updated her Weibo:

I am deeply sorry for causing this misunderstanding. I have also come to a profound realization of my own mistakes and shortcomings. As a token of my apology, I will be taking a leave of absence from my position as a reporter at the Astoria Daily and will spend the next half-year at home in self-reflection. Thank you to the netizens for your supervision and suggestions, and my gratitude to every kind friend out there.

The world keeps turning, and our paths may cross again.

The post, which seemed like a retirement announcement, made her fans explode. Thousands of comments instantly flooded the post.

[A bolt from the blue! Are you retiring just like that?]

[Don’t retire! This isn’t your fault! It’s obvious someone was trying to frame you, and you didn’t even embezzle any money!]

[I protest! I don’t accept this! I absolutely refuse to accept this ending!]

[Please don’t. I’ve always seen you as my inspirational goddess. If you stop writing, will we ever get to see those articles filled with justice and positive energy again?]

[Oh my god, a literary star has fallen. This is so sad.]

…

The fans were heartbroken, but Claire Sinclair really had no way of returning to work at the newspaper. For the baby in her belly, this was her only choice.

After posting that, Claire Sinclair said nothing more, as if she had truly retired from the literary world. In any case, she had temporarily quit Weibo.

This post also became her last one on Weibo. The comments accumulated to nearly a million, all of them calling for her to return to the literary world or saying they missed her.

Of course, that’s all a story for later.

From then on, she had only one goal: stay home, focus on her pregnancy, and prepare to have her baby.