Chapter 406 - 395: Conclusive Evidence
Chloe Sinclair: [I’m swamped right now. This is all just petty stuff, handle it however you want.]
Besides, the video had already been wiped from the internet, so it wasn’t likely to reach any of their teachers.
Knowing Chloe Sinclair was busy, Summer Beckett didn’t ask her any more questions.
However, Summer Beckett had no intention of letting the person who had posted the video without permission get away with it.
He tagged her directly in the group chat, not pulling any punches.
Summer Beckett: [@Mina Thorne, didn’t we say not to post the video online? Why didn’t you listen?]
If she had just posted the video, that would have been one thing. But this version had commentary, all of which was dedicated to calling out Chloe Sinclair for being unprofessional.
Once the video was out, plenty of people from outside the community jumped on the bandwagon to critique Chloe Sinclair’s performance.
But many parkour experts also pushed back.
Because from any angle, Chloe Sinclair’s performance was nothing short of perfect.
This was to say nothing of the fact that Chloe Sinclair was hardly familiar with the course at all.
But even so, her form, jumping power, and speed weren’t the least bit lacking.
She was at a level where she could enter competitions, yet she was being accused of being unprofessional?
Even if she weren’t a pro, who are you to criticize someone just for running around?
[@Mina Thorne, why aren’t you saying anything?]
[I’m the one who took the original video, so why did it have such a nasty spin on it after you reposted it? Every single one of the master’s moves is flawless. A casual triple jump from her is legendary, not to mention the ring run afterward. If you don’t explain yourself, I can take legal action!]
[@Mina Thorne, so you tried to act all high and mighty in front of Chloe Sinclair today, failed miserably, and decided to get petty revenge by posting a video online to slander the master?]
Mina Thorne hadn’t expected Summer Beckett to figure her out so quickly.
She was scared, but also a little confused.
After all, the video had been posted in the group chat.
That meant Summer Beckett might have his suspicions, but he couldn’t be sure it was her.
Because she had clashed with Chloe Sinclair earlier that day, she was naturally the first person Summer Beckett would suspect.
The more Mina Thorne thought about it, the more convinced she became that her guess was correct.
So, she began to publicly push back in the chat.
[What proof do you have that it was me? The video was posted in the group chat, for everyone to see. You can’t just pin this on me because I had a little disagreement with Chloe Sinclair today, can you?]
Once Mina Thorne said that, the people in the group fell silent.
Seeing this, Summer Beckett scoffed inwardly.
’I can’t believe it. Mina Thorne is cornered, and she’s still refusing to admit it.’
Just as he was about to post the file Chloe Sinclair had given him, Evan Lawson, who had been silent in the group the entire time, suddenly spoke up.
[Mina Thorne, as a girl, don’t you have any shame? What’s Summer supposed to do to you, really?]
[What happened with Chloe Sinclair wasn’t a ’disagreement.’ It was you trying to show off, failing, and then blaming someone else for it like a complete psycho.]
[You can stop glaring at me through your phone screen. If you’ve got a problem, come find me at Times Square right now. I’ve never hit a woman in my life, but for you, I don’t mind making an exception today.]
[There are 170 people in this group. How come only half of you seem to have keyboards? Did the other half forget to eat or something?]
As soon as Evan Lawson spoke up, everyone snapped out of their stupor.
Those who had been watching from the sidelines and even those who hadn’t, all started tagging Mina Thorne, demanding an explanation.
Mina Thorne’s heart sank.
Even though she knew they had no proof that she’d been the one to post the video, she couldn’t help but panic when so many people suddenly started tagging her. All her composure vanished.