Florence looked at the online abuse directed towards her and once again fell into deep thought. Originally, with the hundred thousand dollars given to her by a mysterious figure, the company could hold on for a while longer. But now it was on the brink of collapse. What was more, her actions had tarnished the company’s reputation and many clients had terminated their contracts with Doyle family’s company.
“What have you done?!” Her father’s voice came from outside, causing Florence to feel even more overwhelmed.
To make matters worse, instead of ruining Jane and Patrick’s relationship as she intended, Florence had only caused herself more trouble. The mysterious person who gave her the money couldn’t be reached by phone anymore so there was no chance of getting that one million dollars.
Feeling helpless, Florence locked herself in her room without eating or drinking anything. The incident quickly spread online and became uncontrollable.
Florence felt depressed while her father felt embarrassed about his daughter’s situation being exposed like this; anyone would find it hard to bear such humiliation.
That night Florence hastily deleted her Twitter account so she wouldn’t receive any more negative comments from others about herself.
Her father also reorganized his company and prepared to move overseas since there might not be any place left for them in this city anymore.
They bought plane tickets that same night and hurriedly packed their bags before leaving town.
Florence looked at the scenery outside the plane, feeling a bit reluctant. This city had been her home for over twenty years.
But in the face of others’ mockery, she, who had always been proud and confident, could no longer tolerate it. Perhaps leaving was the best choice for her.
Netizens noticed that Florence’s Twitter account had been deactivated, so they had no choice but to let it go. The Doyle family’s company also vanished from the rankings, leading many to believe that they had gone bankrupt. People stopped asking about it further.
And so, the Doyle family disappeared from the public eye, fading from people’s view.
Jane sat in her office, knowing about Florence’s outcome, and let out a sigh of relief.
There would be no more harassment from Florence towards their company and Patrick in the future, which was indeed a good thing.
She picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip, feeling a sudden headache.
Suddenly, Marco barged into the room.
Seeing Marco’s sweaty forehead and anxious expression, Jane felt a headache coming on.
“What’s happened again?”
Lately, there had been too many things happening at the company, and she was feeling overwhelmed.
“Just now, did you check Twitter?”
“Twitter?”
Jane furrowed her brow, wondering why people from her company were always making it to the trending topics.
“Didn’t we just talk about Florence deactivating her Twitter account this morning? Is there something new now?”
“Oh, forget about Florence. Just go and see it.”
Marco was in a panic, handing Jane his phone with the trending topic displayed.
“Star Entertainment Director suspected of having an underground romance with new employee April.”
Those words appeared before Jane’s eyes, and she widened her eyes, looking at the screen and then at Marco.
“You, both of you?”
Marco scratched his back, looking helpless. “I didn’t expect to be discovered…”
Seeing Marco’s expression, Jane knew this matter was not simple.
“When did this happen? How come I didn’t know anything about it?”
Jane thought back to the past few days, and it was no wonder Marco had been taking care of April so much, even more patient and gentle than with others. She blamed herself for being too busy and not paying attention to these things.
Now that the situation had already occurred, even if she knew, it was too late.
“Don’t worry about all of this. Help me think of a solution first.”
Marco clasped his hands together, leaving Jane feeling helpless.
“Forget about your year-end bonus this year.”
Jane said with a dismissive tone, leaving Marco shocked. He then began to think of countermeasures.
She opened Twitter and looked at the photos in the trending topic.
The photos showed Marco protecting April at the café the last time.
April’s face was flushed, already naturally cute, hiding behind Marco, and they looked like a perfect couple.
“At that time, April was deceived by a stranger and I rushed over to find her, protecting her behind me. Who would have thought the other person was so cunning and directly took photos.”
Seeing Jane’s expression change, Marco’s voice grew softer and softer. He knew he had made a big mistake this time.
“Who is the other person?”
Jane asked. If they could find April, it meant that the other person must not be an ordinary figure.
“He was wearing black-framed glasses and a hat, I couldn’t recognize who it was.”
Marco was helpless. At that time, he was completely focused on April and didn’t pay any attention to that man.
Since the incident had already occurred, it was not the point to focus on. Nowadays, the company was most intolerant of underground romances, especially considering that April was a newcomer who had just established her place in the entertainment industry. The news of her being involved in a romantic relationship would undoubtedly attract a lot of attention.
Star Entertainment had been in a precarious state these days, with various scandals exposed to the public, which had caused dissatisfaction among many people.
For a while, there was a wave of online abuse directed at April and Marco, and the situation seemed to be irreversible.
The comments about April were all about hidden rules, saying that she lacked professional ethics as an artist and had only climbed up to the position of director by being involved with him. Otherwise, how could she have released a hit song so quickly?
Some even brought up the incident of Zach plagiarizing April, making her feel completely cornered.
At this moment, April dared not look at Twitter. She could only lie on her desk, her eyes turning red, with tears falling from the corners of her eyes.
Her colleagues felt sorry for her, but at the same time, they looked at her with resentment.
April was just a newcomer who had recently joined the company and already had such good resources. This made many people envious.
Now that this matter had been exposed, there were many people within the company who were jealous and dissatisfied. They all felt that April had captured Marco’s attention with her innocent and harmless appearance, otherwise, she wouldn’t have had such great opportunities.
For a while, April was trampled upon by everyone, and even Marco’s position in the company was affected. Many people who coveted Marco’s position began to emerge and try to replace him.
Jane sat in her office, looking at the public opinion on Twitter, feeling a headache.
Marco’s reputation was not in a good state either. His biased treatment of the company’s employees had made many people uncomfortable.
Jane was helpless and could only hire some internet trolls to try to change the public opinion. Unfortunately, as soon as those posts were made, they were met with a barrage of criticism from the public.
Jane was truly worried about them. In one morning, she received various complaints from the employees.