Faced with the relative’s words, Jane didn’t know what to say. No matter how she explained, it seemed to have no effect.
“In fact, I never intended to harm Melissa. When she joined the company, I treated it as a business matter and never thought of harming her,” Jane’s explanations fell on deaf ears. The blame had already been placed entirely on her.
Patrick stood dumbfounded beside them, not even willing to speak up for Jane.
“Boss, there are many reporters outside. They all know about this and want you to give a statement,” Sarah saw the sudden news on her phone, all about Jane, and the accusations were overwhelming.
Unexpectedly, things had developed so fast, reaching a point they couldn’t predict.
“We need to go downstairs and explain,” Sarah said to Jane.
Jane glanced in Patrick’s direction before heading downstairs without a word.
When they reached the ground floor, they saw a crowd of reporters who seemed to have obtained information from somewhere.
“Jane, we heard that the person hospitalized is Patrick’s cousin, who used to have feelings for him. Can you clarify if this accident was accidental or intentional murder?”
“Jane, we heard you had a feud with Melissa. Did you use her by letting her work in the company?”
“We hope you can give us a reasonable explanation.”
These reporters were relentless, already speculating on every detail regardless of the truth!
Sarah supported Jane on the side, afraid she might collapse. After all, she had just given birth and was still weak.
“I’m sorry, I don’t know where you got this information, but I can assure you that all of it is false. We will release a statement from the company about the true situation,” Jane said firmly, hoping they would pay attention.
These reporters wouldn’t care about what Sarah said; they wanted public opinion.
“Jane, could you come over and explain this matter? After all, you are involved with the party that had the accident,” they persisted.
Jane understood their intentions and thoughts very well, but she didn’t have the energy to deal with it right now.
“I’m really sorry to disappoint you all. I understand that the negative news about our company is regrettable. As Melissa hasn’t woken up yet, I believe I owe you an explanation. Once she does wake up, I will clarify everything,” Jane said sincerely.
Later, under Sarah’s protection, Jane returned to the hospital.
Meanwhile, the relative and Patrick sat on the sidelines.
“Some reporters have distorted the facts of this matter, but our company will issue a statement to explain everything. Therefore, I hope you won’t say anything negative to these reporters,” Jane said, also warning the relative not to say anything inappropriate, even if he was concerned about his daughter.
“Jane, we won’t trouble you with our family affairs,” the relative said before leaving with Patrick.
Throughout, Patrick never uttered a word in defense.
Arriving at the car, Jane was heartbroken, but she still maintained her composure. “There must be many reporters outside the company now, and I can’t go back. You’ll have to take charge. When you return to the company, there are two things you need to do.”
Jane began arranging the next steps.
“The first thing is to investigate the whole incident and focus on who Melissa has been in contact with. I feel like there’s something fishy about the whole thing, like it’s a setup waiting for us to fall into.”
“The second thing is to issue a statement from the company, directly stating that we have no connection to this incident. Pull out all the footage of Melissa since she joined the company and compile it into a five-minute video to be released online. I need the highest quality audio.”
Jane intended to silence the public with their own mouths.
Sarah nodded in agreement. “Don’t worry, I’m here in the company. It won’t collapse. But with so many artists in the company, they might be affected.”
The company was the backbone for the artists. If there was any problem with the company, these artists would definitely be affected.
“Tell our artists that the company is facing difficulties and they need to unite and cooperate. They need to learn to solve problems on their own.”
Jane made everything clear. She just didn’t want to see any negative comments.
After briefing everything, she lay heavily in the car. Sarah directly drove Jane home.
Her parents were outside enjoying the sun and were unaware of what had happened in the company. Seeing her return during working hours, they were puzzled. “Are you feeling unwell? Why are you back at this time?”
Her mother came up and touched her head, while her father grabbed her hand. “Your head isn’t hot, but your hands are cold. What’s wrong?”
At that moment, Jane’s heart softened. Perhaps only in front of her family could she let go of all defenses and become like a child.
Because of this, she had been holding back her emotions for a long time and finally couldn’t help but cry.
Resting her head on her mother’s shoulder, she let out all the grievances and resentments she had received today.
Her father was confused, constantly speaking up for Jane. “Who dared to bully my precious daughter?”
After crying for a long time, Jane finally calmed down. “I’m sorry, Mom, Dad, for worrying you.”
Her mother wiped away her tears. “What are you thinking? We’re a family. Whatever difficulties we face, we’ll face them together.”
So, supporting her father, they went to the room, where Jane briefly told them the whole story.
“Those idiots don’t have brains? Don’t they know my daughter is innocent?” Her father was furious, ready to argue with the relative.
But her mother stopped him. “You’re too impulsive. You can’t even take care of your own health properly, yet you want to take care of others.”
“I can’t stand seeing them bully my daughter like this.”
“I’ll thoroughly investigate this matter. I won’t let them bully my daughter for nothing.”
Jane didn’t want to burden her parents with too much negativity, so she only said a few words, but it was enough to make her parents worry.