Coincidentally, she had also caught Levi in the act of spreading the lies.
Phoebe knew her voice didn't carry much weight, so she hadn't been able to publicly clear Claire's name.
Still, whenever her roommates brought it up, she made sure to tell them what she had witnessed.
Whether anyone actually believed her was another story.
Sloane had a massive following on campus, which intimidated Phoebe.
Girls like that, who formed exclusive cliques and ruled the school, were obviously not to be crossed.
Not to mention, her father was Vice President Sterling.
He held serious power at the university.
Plus, most people assumed that Claire would never pass up a friendly gesture from Sloane.
Even though Claire was recognized as a medical genius, her talent seemed insignificant compared to Sloane's elite background.
In their minds, it only made sense that Sloane had rejected her.
"Oh, you mean that lapdog," Claire remarked, remembering Levi vividly.
"Lapdog?" Phoebe thought about how fiercely Levi defended Sloane. The term was brutally accurate.
"Yes, exactly him!"
"And he's still spreading rumors right now. He's telling everyone that you shamelessly crashed her party."
"But since you didn't have an invite, you were turned away again."
"He claims Sloane only lied and said she invited you to save you from utter humiliation."
"Basically, he's painting you as this delusional, unreasonable psycho who threatened her..."
As a member of the medical faculty's Student Council, Phoebe was right in the middle of the gossip mill and had access to all the firsthand drama.
Anyone who hadn't witnessed the cafeteria incident themselves would easily fall for Levi's lies.
They'd genuinely believe Claire had tried to crash the party.
But since Phoebe had seen the truth, she knew the entire story was a setup.
"Thanks, Phoebe. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have realized Levi was spinning such a ridiculous web of lies," Claire said.
No wonder people had been giving her weird looks all morning.
Someone was working overtime to keep the drama alive.
Levi was nothing but a pathetic clown.
The real question was whether Sloane was in on it.
Sloane absolutely knew.
She had even confronted Levi about it.
She demanded to know why he was making things up.
"Levi, you know that's not what happened. Why are you twisting the facts?"
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She was terrified that Claire would go straight to her grandfather to demand justice. She was equally afraid of her grandfather finding out and being disappointed in her.
Sloane knew exactly what kind of man he was.
He would never tolerate his own granddaughter being so petty and vindictive.
A doctor needed to have compassion, a broad mind, and a forgiving heart.
Sloane's initial motives for letting the rumors slide were obvious.
But if it happened again and the old man found out, she would face his severe wrath.
Just thinking about his strictness sent a shiver down Sloane's spine.
"Sloane, nobody cares about the facts," Levi had argued.
"Claire had the nerve to confront you
in front
everyone and force an
apology out of you she completely humiliated you."
"I'm just teaching her a little lesson so she won't be so arrogant next time."
"Don't worry, this kind of rumor won't do any real damage."
"Even if she goes crying to the counselors, I have my defense ready."