“This is the stench of capitalists! Doing something like this to a person with depression is just too much!”
After this incident, Jane was once again pushed to the top of the trending topics.
Looking at the online comments, Jane frowned.
People nowadays are easily swayed by a few words. She didn’t know how to explain it for a while.
Jane took a deep breath, turned off her phone and tried not to think about it.
Then she fell asleep because there were too many things happening these days and she couldn’t keep up with them all.
Perhaps it was really because of her miscarriage that her body was no longer as strong as before. She only felt tired after working for long hours.
In this way, Jane reminded herself to be more careful and not think about those things anymore.
The next morning, after getting up, Jane drove to work at the company.
Who knew that as soon as she got off the car, she was surrounded by a group of media people.
“It’s Jane!”
A group of people rushed over with cameras and surrounded Jane tightly.
Jane frowned. How did they come here these days?
“How do you view the online cyberbullying of the depression sufferer?”
A journalist spoke up, which annoyed Jane.
“I have no opinion.”
Jane felt extremely anxious for a moment, shaking her head and trying to suppress her emotions.
“So, does this mean that you admit to this?”
A few media outlets quickly turned the situation around, capturing all of Jane’s displeased expressions.
“People online say that you did this for your own benefit, Ms. North. Is it true that you are protecting Darnell just because he is your junior?”
Jane shook her head, feeling irritated by the unfounded accusations from the journalists.
“Actions speak louder than words.”
Unexpectedly, Jane directly retorted to the journalists, causing them to fall silent for a moment.
“So, does this mean that you admit to cyberbullying Dark Night?”
The journalist asked, and Jane shook her head.
“I didn’t say that.”
Just as the journalists were about to ask further questions, the security personnel from Star Entertainment arrived.
“Please leave. Do not disturb Ms. North any further.”
They began dispersing the journalists, but they were reluctant and captured the stern gaze of the Star Entertainment security personnel on video and in photos.
The journalists posted these videos and photos on Twitter, causing Jane’s image to collapse once again.
“The mistress of the Pansy family, Jane, confirmed to have cyberbullied a depression sufferer” quickly became a trending topic, and Star Entertainment’s stocks plummeted.
To stabilize the situation, Jane had to hastily hold a press conference to clarify the matter. If things continued like this, not only would Star Entertainment suffer, but the Pansy Group’s stock prices would also plummet.
After all, cyberbullying a depression sufferer was not a trivial matter, and if solid evidence was presented, the situation would become even more severe.
In order to obtain firsthand information, the journalists hurriedly arrived at Star Entertainment.
The journalists discussed among themselves, curious about how Jane would clarify the situation.
Soon, Jane arrived at the press conference with several employees, holding Darnell’s artwork in her hands.
“This is the artwork that Darnell gifted me yesterday, the one you have been discussing.”
Jane placed the artwork in front of everyone, and they nodded. If it weren’t for the plagiarism incident, it would truly be a perfect piece.
“I didn’t cyberbully her as Dark Night claimed. I was just stating the facts and discussing the matter objectively. Please do not misunderstand my intentions.”
Jane directly expressed her thoughts, immediately attracting a barrage of questions from the journalists.
“According to Dark Night, she created this painting during her depression period, without looking at her phone the whole time. Is it because of this that you concluded she plagiarized it?”
As soon as this question was asked, Jane furrowed her brow.
“Is it true that she didn’t look at her phone? Is it true that she didn’t plagiarize? If one person’s words can have such a significant impact, then what is the purpose of having the police?”
Supporting the vulnerable is understandable, but this has already touched upon moral and legal issues. Jane couldn’t back down.
“The country explicitly stipulates that plagiarism/theft of others’ works is not allowed. Both individuals’ works not only share multiple identical elements but also indicate who plagiarized from whom based on the chronological order, right?”
Jane furrowed her brow, facing the journalists, feeling speechless.
“But Dark Night suffers from depression. This matter could have been resolved privately. Why was it necessary to bring it to the internet? Isn’t this pushing her further into a corner?”
The journalist’s words conveniently brushed aside Dark Night’s actions and focused solely on her depression.
“Well, who started the trend of criticizing Darnell first? Without that incident, I wouldn’t have had a reason to expose Dark Night, would I?”
Jane answered directly, but it still didn’t satisfy the journalists.
“If that’s the case, you should have resolved it privately. What if Dark Night can’t handle the pressure and ends up committing suicide? That would be a tragic loss of life.”
The journalist’s words placed the responsibility for Dark Night’s life squarely on Jane’s shoulders.
After the press conference, instead of helping Jane and Star Entertainment overcome the crisis, it had the opposite effect.
Due to the journalists’ words, netizens became even more indignant and started hurling insults at Star Entertainment’s official accounts and Jane’s Twitter.
For a while, several trending topics related to Jane’s online bullying emerged, and it was at this moment that Dark Night spoke up again.
“I never expected Jane to have such a strong opinion about me. In this situation, I have to endure online bullying once again. Maybe if I were dead, there wouldn’t be so much trouble…”
Dark Night revealed that she was by the river, preparing to jump and commit suicide, immediately drawing the attention of many netizens.
It was a matter of life and death, and if it ended tragically, Jane and Star Entertainment would face even greater difficulties.
However, netizens did not pay attention to this. They were only concerned about what Dark Night would do next and rushed to her Twitter to persuade her not to jump into the river.
“Dark Night, there are still many beautiful things in life. It’s not worth it to end it because of people like this.”
“Yeah! You must recover quickly and not let the wrongdoers escape the boundaries of the law!”
Because of Dark Night’s suicide threat, the internet police got involved and started heading to Dark Night’s home to intervene.
The public opinion reached its climax, with people everywhere criticizing Jane for losing moral and ethical values, sacrificing a life for her own benefit.