Elena had left after she stirred the Internet into an uproar; she acknowledged that she was the real Garcia family’s granddaughter. She had disappeared from the public’s eyes. As for her scandal with Joseph, she had said nothing about that.
Joseph immediately hired the best PR team to control the damage that the widely circulated photos had done. They were to confirm that the pictures and videos were fake, but they had no proof to clear the misunderstanding! That was the scandal of the year.
Elena released another video just as Joseph worked tirelessly to restore Elena’s reputation. It was a video that she had recorded personally. She mentioned how she had liked Joseph, but she did not know that he was her cousin. She also explained how she had drugged Joseph because he did not like her and how their intimacy had been interrupted before it could go further. However, some netizens were still doubtful about her claims, though everyone readily believed that she would seduce her cousin. It was all Elena’s fault, and Joseph had become an unwitting victim.
All the media in City L had covered her videos the entire day. The most vicious woman on the earth had made her appearance, and everyone was surprised to learn that it had not been Ava, the defendant in a fraud case, but Elena, who had drugged her own cousin.
The netizens called her all kinds of evil, from disgusting to revolting to shameless! They were ready to sentence her to hell; they did not even give her a chance to justify her actions. The Garcia family could finally press charges against Ava, but they had had to pay the price; Elena could no longer live with dignity! However, where was she?
Michael only learned about the mess at around noon. He had been in video conferences all morning, so Levi could only inform him after those were over. His face darkened after he saw those videos.
What was the woman thinking? Did she decide to ruin her life to try to save Garcia Corporation? What did the Garcia family do about that? What about Joseph? How could he let a woman suffer through that? Was he a man? He was about to call Joseph for an explanation when the man suddenly appeared in his office.
“Are you keeping her in hiding?”
Joseph’s eyes looked scarlet; the messy situation had angered him so much!
Michael had a similar expression on his face. “I wanted to ask you the same thing! Why did you let her take all the responsibilities by herself? Joseph, you scumbag!”
Joseph stared at his opponent as if he wanted to know the other man’s thoughts. He could see the anger on Michael’s face. He looked infuriated. Joseph clenched his fists as he turned around to leave.
Michael quickly chased after him and aimed his fist at the man’s back. Fortunately, Joseph managed to dodge the attack. Michael had been unwilling to sneak an attack on the man, or he would not have been able to avoid it.
“Let’s settle this before you go!”
Michael waved his hand, and Levi and two bodyguards immediately blocked the door. Joseph’s people were also there, and they put up a defensive formation as well. Both groups were ready to protect their masters.
Joseph sneered. “You left her with no choice, and now you’re pretending as if you cared about her? Michael, is that not a little too melodramatic for you?”
Michael snorted coldly. He would never do something so childish as to put up a show!
“Where are you hiding her? Release her now!”
Those two videos were enough to ruin Elena’s life. How could a girl handle that amount of stress?
“Where would you think I’d hide her? If I know where she is, why am I here now?”
Joseph calmed down. When he realized that Elena was not with Michael, he did not need to waste more time on the man. Michael had also calmed down. It did not seem like Joseph knew about Elena’s whereabouts.
Had the girl planned all that by herself? It seemed like something she would do. She would give up her entire life just to save Garcia Corporation. However, things were much more complicated than that, and he did not think she could handle the stress on her own. How could she be crazy enough to drug her own cousin?
Michael’s heart ached when he realized that everyone would think Elena was a s*ut! It weighed so heavily on his mind that he felt as if he could not breathe.
“Eldest Young Master Williams, I believe that you have nothing to do with this matter. I want to keep looking for her now. If you have any pity for the girl who had kept you company before, please don’t stop me.”
He was not afraid of Michael; he just wanted to grab every minute he had. He had to go. He had to find Elena before those reporters. Otherwise, she would suffer more significant harm. Joseph only wanted to leave. Michael did not stop him because he wanted to do the same, as well.
“Levi, send a search party to find her, be sure to get the ignorant woman home!”
His chest hurt so badly; it was as if there was a knot in his heart. Levi immediately made calls to mobilize everyone for a search party. Michael also went in search of someone, and Levi followed him closely. He wanted to find Caleb.
“Where is Elena?” Michael grabbed the younger man’s collar the moment he spotted him.
“Eldest Young Master Williams, what are you doing?” Caleb was terrified of the man; Michael could choke him to death with just one finger.
“I am asking you again, where is Elena?” Michael was not in the mood to talk nonsense with him.
Caleb had remained in City L and had not gone back to Bentson, so Elena must have given him some tasks. Elena was gone, so who else could Michael ask?
“I don’t know. She told me to use a virtual IP to post the two videos onto Weibo. She didn’t tell me anything else.”
“Are you crazy? Don’t you know the content of those two videos?”
Michael wished he could strangle the guy! He had helped Elena to do such a ridiculous thing!
“You ruined her life!”
“No, Eldest Young Master Williams!”
Michael pulled his collar so tightly that Ying Yi felt as though he could not breathe, but he kept his eyes on the older man.
“Eldest Young Master Williams, I wasn’t the one who ruined Elena’s life. It was all of you!”
Caleb smiled bitterly. His friend had gone missing. Did he not miss her? Did he not pity her? However, what could he have done?
He was laughing coldly and miserably. Elena could not be found. Did he not feel bad? Did he not pity her? But what could he do?
Caleb knew his friend well. If he were to refuse to help Elena, she would use even more extreme methods to get the job done. He wanted her to be safe.
He glared at Michael. He knew that he should not provoke the man, but he was so angry that he could not help himself. He was too upset!
“Eldest Young Master Williams, if something were to happen to Elena, or if she were dead, then you are one of the murderers who killed her!”