NOVPUBChapter 1349: 636 Betrayal_1 Chapter 1349: 636 Betrayal_1 “Donor, disrespecting the Buddha is inappropriate.” The young monk joined his hands in prayer, reminding Charlotte Aria out loud.
Charlotte Aria thought to herself that she definitely was dissimilar from her grandmother and was immune to such admonishment.
She glanced at the solemn expression on the young monk’s face and inexplicably asked, “Could this Buddha possibly be a woman?”
The little monk answered very seriously: “Buddha does not differentiate between men and women, he is the embodiment of all truth, goodness, and beauty in this world.”
Charlotte Aria sank into thought, “So, could that mean I, too, could be an incarnation of Buddha?”
The young monk’s cheeks swelled into a deep red, apparently he did not expect anyone to be so audacious.
His good upbringing allowed him only to blurt out a few words, “Donor, please watch your words.”
Charlotte Aria covered her mouth and laughed, “I was just kidding, little Master, don’t take it to heart.
By the way, I have one more question.
I saw a female disciple following Master Kurong today.
Can Buddhism also accept female disciples?”
“This…” The young monk scratched his head, “I’m not too clear about the specifics, it’s getting late, donor, it’s best to rest early.” Without another word, he turned around and quickly walked away.
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Charlotte Aria was somewhat agitated.
She looked up, and saw someone standing in front of her, paved in a gray robe flapping noiselessly in the night wind, along with his dispassionate gaze, her look was ghost-like.
Particularly when his dark eyes glanced over, Charlotte Aria was startled unconsciously.
“Madam…
Madam Dankworth.”
“Little Charlotte, it’s so late, haven’t you rested yet?”
“I can’t sleep, just came out to get some air.” Charlotte Aria responded cautiously, not knowing why, but something about this woman always made her uneasy.
Charmaine Dankworth chuckled, her cold and stern voice devoid of warmth, it was just odd.
“Nowadays, young girls either chase stars or spend time on makeup, it’s rare for someone like you who accompanies her family elders to a puja and can stick till the end.
If only I had such a considerate granddaughter.”
Charlotte Aria returned her comment with a plastic smile, “I have been accompanying my grandmother to pay respect to Buddha since I was young, it’s rubbing off on me.
Apologies if it seems amusing to you, Madam Dankworth.”
“We shouldn’t be saying this, your devotion to Buddha shows in your actions.
I’m certain that you have a bright future ahead.”
Charlotte Aria couldn’t bear it any longer and found a way to leave in a hurry.
The moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, Charmaine Dankworth stood in the shadow, listening to the chanting of sutras coming from afar.
Taking her time, she made a call, “Do me a favor and check someone’s horoscope.”
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The next day, Charlotte Aria found that Aubree wasn’t there, she did not appear at the puja, the seat that Aubree occupied yesterday was taken by another disciple of Master Kurong.
‘It was as though Aubree never existed, and everything that happened yesterday was merely an illusion.’
The two subsequent days seemed endless for Charlotte Aria.
There was no Wi-Fi in the temple, no cell signal, she couldn’t even use the internet, and she wished she could sprout wings and fly off.
As soon as the puja was over on the third day, Charlotte Aria didn’t waste any time.
Madam Aria had gone to meet Master Kurong, concocting an excuse of feeling unwell, she hurriedly left through the back gate and boarded the temple’s bus.
Her phone had been turned off a long time ago, Charlotte Aria asked for a bowl of tofu pudding in a town restaurant and borrowed Ms.
Wilson’s power bank to charge her phone.
She would never sit at such a humble, outdoor stall, drinking plain tofu pudding, but after eating vegetarian meals in the temple for three days, her taste buds had already become numb.
She just needed to fill her stomach.
Besides, this was the only place open this early in the town.
The proprietor kept eyeing her.
Charlotte Aria couldn’t help but touch her own face.
Had she become thin from hunger?
Or was there something wrong with her face?
Soon, Charlotte Aria understood why.
The phone automatically booted up after being charged a bit, then suddenly it began to ring incessantly as if it were on its death throes.
The urgent ringing gave birth to an ominous feeling at the bottom of her heart.
She picked up the phone, input the fingerprint code, and the first thing that came into view was Tabitha Parker’s 100+ WeChat messages, accompanied by several missed calls and messages from a few familiar classmates.
Charlotte Aria felt something bad was about to happen and bravely clicked on Tabitha Parker’s WeChat chat box.
As she read, she felt her heart grow colder and a surge of uncontrollable anger welled up in her, trembling uncontrollably.
‘The last sentence was Tabitha Parker’s desperate wail – Aria, you must not ignore me.
I caused this mess just for you, you have to take care of me.
Otherwise, I can’t guarantee what I might say.’
After dozens of messages went unanswered, Tabitha Parker had apparently given up and started threatening the other party.
What angered Charlotte Aria was not the embarrassment of being exposed but the betrayal of her best friend.
In these three days, Charlotte Aria was isolated from the world in the Magead temple, but she didn’t know that her reputation had been ruined online.
Her identity as Anton’s childhood friend garnered attention online and envied many of Anton’s fans, who, wary of her status, dared only to curse her under their breath, refraining from a direct confrontation.
‘Charlotte clicked on her Twitter, and her phone immediately crashed.
It took her ten minutes to log back in, her inbox was filled with private messages, the countless 99+ reflected the horrendous surge in attention, yet Charlotte did not even need to click in to see the vulgar language overflowing her screen.’
‘You green tea bitch, using Anton for your personal gain, I’m disgusted.
Is Anton aware of your existence?
No face, no dignity, truly unmatched!’
‘Got to say I initially thought you were a decent young lady, spit, eye-deceived me.
Get out, and even dreamt of competing with Aubree, continue dreaming.
You can’t even match a single hair of Aubree.’
Smoke was billowing from Charlotte’s head, and she felt faint.
‘Tabitha had hired a bunch of trolls to stir up chatter about Anton’s childhood friend online.
One of the big fans of Anton discovered it and showed all the evidence.
At first, the fans were afraid that this lady might cause trouble for Anton, after all, in the entertainment circle, capital rules, Anton is just a singer without any background.
It was only later that everyone realized that Anton’s background was even more significant than they had thought.
This so-called childhood friend had ardently chased after Anton, which reassured everyone, and they swarmed Charlotte’s Twitter.’
‘Charlotte did not disclose her real name on Twitter nor had she been verified.
She used to occasionally post photos of sceneries, showcase food and books, creating the persona of a cultured goddess.
She had never imagined that one day she would be doxxed and laid bare under the sun.’
‘And the fact that she had liked tweets that slandered Aubree was uncovered…’
‘This was equivalent to stirring up a hornet’s nest.’
