After returning to the office, Jane opened Twitter and copied the video from her phone onto it. She then edited a long post.
“I apologize for occupying public resources these past few days. I hope Miss Miller will stop spreading rumors about the Pansy family and stop calling any random man Patrick. Please give me and everyone else a satisfactory explanation.”
Jane also uploaded the video from the tea shop, confirming that the man in it was not Patrick.
Soon, Jane’s post and video spread everywhere, quickly changing public opinion.
Just as Jane was relaxing and preparing to rest, another surveillance video appeared out of nowhere.
She saw Molly’s silhouette in it without a doubt.
Jane frowned before clicking on the video.
Molly’s voice could be heard asking staff members to record a new clip for her with an offer of 100 thousand as compensation – such an amount naturally caught netizens’ attention.
As everyone knew, Molly was under Jane’s command, and her actions were undoubtedly meant to help Jane escape.
Just a single video, and it was offering a reward of ten thousand dollars. Such a large amount of money sparked discussions among netizens.
“A video worth so much money, could it be that Jane has done something scandalous and is desperate to pay for proof?”
Rumors spread like wildfire, once again putting Jane in the center of attention.
“Please, Ms. North, come out and explain. Ten thousand dollars for a video, did you do something shameful? Or are you spending ten thousand to find a scapegoat to take the blame?”
Unexpectedly, the surveillance video from the café leaked out. Seeing the uncontrollable rumors online, Jane was once again plagued by a headache.
This generation of netizens was indeed overly sensitive. Just a short video had turned the situation around.
Soon enough, another surveillance video from the café began circulating online.
With just a glance, one could see Jaiden holding Jane in his arms, the two of them looking intimate.
Jane widened her eyes; it was clearly a malicious edit by Jaiden.
Quickly, people started commenting, comparing Jane’s video with her relationship with Jaiden.
“On one hand, she’s having a secret meeting with Jaiden, and on the other hand, she says the man in the video is Jaiden. Ms. North is so contradictory. Could it be that she’s trying to distance herself from Patrick and has found Jaiden to take the blame?”
The comments grew sharper, and soon public opinion leaned towards Jaiden’s side.
“Jane herself engaged in illicit transactions and found someone else to take the blame. Such a scheme, such calculations, truly admirable.”
Jane was overwhelmed by headaches. She didn’t expect Jaiden to resort to such a sinister trick. Her expression in the video was clearly edited to appear satisfied by him.
She clenched her fist in frustration. For a moment, the rumors online became uncontrollable.
On the other side, Patrick saw the rumors about Jane on the internet.
His face turned stern. He didn’t expect Hollie and Jaiden to pull off something like this, leaving no room for Jane to escape.
It had been many days since all of this started; he needed to address this matter himself.
Soon, Patrick arrived at Hollie’s house with two other men.
He had been busy with Beatrice and Mike’s things these past few days, unable to pay attention to this matter. Unexpectedly, Hollie seized the opportunity.
He came today to confirm whether he had truly done what was being rumored.
As soon as Hollie opened the door, she saw Patrick’s grave expression, and the fear on her face was evident.
“What… what are you here for?”
This was the first sentence Hollie said to Patrick. Since that day at the wedding, she hadn’t seen Patrick again. She didn’t expect that this time, Patrick would actually come to find her.
Patrick captured Hollie’s expression, which clearly didn’t resemble that of lovers meeting. It was their first time meeting, and it wasn’t as intimate as it appeared in the video.
“You spread so many rumors about me online. Shouldn’t I come to find you?” Patrick’s face darkened as he reached out, and two strong men appeared behind him.
“What… What are you doing?” Hollie exclaimed in panic, looking at the men firmly holding her limbs, making it impossible for her to move. Tears welled up in Hollie’s eyes from fear.
“Let go of me! I’m pregnant, you can’t treat me like this.”
Ignoring Hollie’s cries, Patrick paid no attention. He glanced at her indifferently and then took her to the car.
Soon, the car stopped at the entrance of the hospital.
Hollie widened her eyes, trying desperately to break free, but she couldn’t resist the strength of the two men. She was forcefully dragged into the hospital.
“What are you going to do? Are you going to abort my child?”
Fear filled Hollie’s eyes. She didn’t expect Patrick to be so determined.
Patrick didn’t say a word. Silently, he took Hollie to the obstetrics and gynecology department.
“Doctor, please conduct a paternity test.”
The doctor glanced at Hollie. He was the most renowned obstetrician and gynecologist in the city. Even if the fetus was still in the womb, he could accurately determine the father.
This technique was very challenging, with a very low success rate. However, in the hands of this doctor, the chances of success were greatly increased.
“Please proceed.”
Patrick handed Hollie over to the doctor and waited outside the ward.
The doctor performed a non-invasive paternity test, which had no harm to the fetus. This way, even if Hollie went out and talked about this matter, it would be difficult to gain credibility.
Soon, the test report came out, clearly stating: “No biological relationship confirmed.”
Patrick coldly glanced at the woman beside him, and then had the two men take her back.
Hollie was already trembling with fear. After returning home, it took her a long time to recover.
Soon, Patrick posted the results of the paternity test on Twitter, confirming the fact that he hadn’t done anything.
This matter also caused quite a stir. For so many days, Hollie had been openly and secretly talking about her relationship with Patrick on Twitter. Unexpectedly, in the end, even the identity of the child’s father was unknown. It was truly a ridiculous situation.
The men who went with Patrick also posted the expression Hollie had when she saw Patrick on the internet, questioning, “Is this the expression of a woman meeting her lover?”
Hollie’s panicked and unfamiliar expression was etched in the minds of netizens, and they felt disgusted by what Hollie had done.