The Inescapable Celibate Heir Chapter 187: Ella's Conspiracy

As Elise expected, it only took a few minutes after she updated the registration list for someone to post a screenshot of the team information on the forum. 

The headline read: [Shocking! The Charming Four From the Computer Science Department Unite for the 'Glory' Gaming Tournament, All to Win the New Campus Queen's Smile!]

Ethan and his friends were already quite famous at their school, and even many students from other schools in Sunhaven knew about them. 

Except for Eric, who was often in the spotlight due to his snooker competitions, the other three rarely joined such events. It was surprising to see all four of them competing together this time. 

The team captain, Victoria, was the newly crowned Campus Queen of Nexus College, and she was well-known too. This combination of attractive guys and a beautiful girl easily sparked romantic imaginations. 

Not only were "Glory" players interested, but many non-gamers also started paying attention to the tournament because of them.

The post quickly became the hottest topic of the day, with many students from other schools asking what made Nexus College's Campus Queen Victoria so special. 

Despite having the lowest game ranking, she was the team captain and seemed to be adored by the Charming Four. 

Some people, like Ella, were not happy about this. Seeing her own popularity quickly overshadowed by Victoria, Ella was furious. 

She immediately messaged the hacker, urging: [Have you found what I asked for? I can't stand this woman anymore. Post her dirty secrets on the forum now. I want everyone to see her ugly side!]

Victoria saw the message and calmly replied: [I found it, but are you sure you don't want to wait? Exposing it when the tournament is at its peak will get more attention. Right now, the buzz isn't at its highest.]

Ella, momentarily calmed by the suggestion, replied: [You're right. I'll wait. What exactly did you find? Can you tell me first?]

Victoria responded: [Don't worry, you'll be satisfied. It's something bad she did in high school, bad enough to land her in jail. But let's keep it a secret for now; it'll be a bigger surprise later.]

Ella was so excited her fingers trembled as she replied: [Great! I can't wait for that day.] 

Victoria, being the new Campus Queen, would surely have many people interested in her scandals. The more people talked about her now, the more would condemn her once the hacker exposed her secrets. 

Once her reputation was ruined, would Ethan and the others still stick by her? Maybe the school would even expel her. The Hamilton family wouldn't acknowledge such a disgraceful illegitimate child anymore.

Victoria was also eagerly anticipating Ella's reaction when she realized the evidence exposed was actually of her own bullying incidents.

After successfully registering, Victoria often took Ethan and the others to Ryan's internet café for team training. 

Every time Ethan and Ryan met, the atmosphere was tense, with the two always exchanging sarcastic remarks. 

However, their teamwork improved, and they developed various strategies and lineups to tackle different types of opponents.

Before the preliminary rounds began, Ella bribed the boss of the studio Jasmine collaborated with. The boss would ensure Jasmine's teammates threw the game at critical moments, making her lose to Ella. 

Of course, the match-fixing couldn't be too obvious, so they would play their best in the preliminaries and semifinals to help Jasmine advance. 

Ella remembered that Jasmine had won the championship in the previous tournament, so she saw her as the biggest threat. 

As for Victoria, although the four guys from the Computer Science Department were handsome, their gaming skills couldn't match the professional players Ella had recruited. 

Plus, with the hacker set to expose Victoria's past, she would be too affected to compete. 

This way, the championship would be Ella's, and she would become the sole female lead in the game's promotional video, adored by gaming fans.

Before the gaming preliminaries started, the Chess Club was scheduled to hold a seminar at the school. 

Dennis had been busy with voice acting for "Lone Hero" and reshooting some scenes, so he hadn't paid much attention to the gaming tournament. 

When he appeared at the school, he immediately called Victoria to the office to discuss the seminar arrangements. 

Ella saw this and frowned deeply, thinking, 'Since when did Victoria get so close to Dennis?' 

She had been keeping an eye on Dennis at school, worried he might spend time alone with Victoria. So, she grabbed Lila and followed Victoria and Dennis to the student council office.

Ella pretended to casually walk back and forth outside the office, constantly peeking inside. 

Fortunately, Victoria and Dennis had no physical contact; they were just discussing something on the computer, with Victoria taking notes. 

Lila pressed her ear against the office door, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation. 

When Victoria turned to leave, Ella quickly called Lila, their prearranged signal. Feeling the phone vibrate, Lila quickly hid, avoiding Victoria's notice. 

Once Victoria left, Ella rushed over to ask Lila, "Did you hear anything? What were they talking about?"

Lila scratched her head and said, "It was hard to hear through the door, but I think they were talking about something related to 'chess'?"