Emily had left after she stirred the Internet into an uproar; she acknowledged that she was the real Gale 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.
Emily released another video just as Joseph worked tirelessly to restore Emily’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 Emily’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 Wendy, the defendant in a fraud case, but Emily, 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 Gale family could finally press charges against Wendy, but they had had to pay the price; Emily could no longer live with dignity! However, where was she?
Hunter only learned about the mess at around noon. He had been in video conferences all morning, so Liam 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 Gale Corporation? What did the Gale 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!
Hunter 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 Hunter’s face. He looked infuriated. Joseph clenched his fists as he turned around to leave.
Hunter quickly chased after him and aimed his fist at the man’s back. Fortunately, Joseph managed to dodge the attack. Hunter 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!”
Hunter waved his hand, and Liam 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? Hunter, is that not a little too melodramatic for you?”
Hunter 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 Emily’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 Emily was not with Hunter, he did not need to waste more time on the man. Hunter had also calmed down. It did not seem like Joseph knew about Emily’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 Gale 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?
Hunter’s heart ached when he realized that everyone would think Emily was a s*ut! It weighed so heavily on his mind that he felt as if he could not breathe.
“Eldest Young Master Jackson, 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 Hunter; he just wanted to grab every minute he had. He had to go. He had to find Emily before those reporters. Otherwise, she would suffer more significant harm. Joseph only wanted to leave. Hunter did not stop him because he wanted to do the same, as well.
“Liam, 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. Liam immediately made calls to mobilize everyone for a search party. Hunter also went in search of someone, and Liam followed him closely. He wanted to find Joe.
“Where is Emily?” Hunter grabbed the younger man’s collar the moment he spotted him.
“Eldest Young Master Jackson, what are you doing?” Joe was terrified of the man; Hunter could choke him to death with just one finger.
“I am asking you again, where is Emily?” Hunter was not in the mood to talk nonsense with him.
Joe had remained in City L and had not gone back to Bentson, so Emily must have given him some tasks. Emily was gone, so who else could Hunter 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?”
Hunter wished he could strangle the guy! He had helped Emily to do such a ridiculous thing!
“You ruined her life!”
“No, Eldest Young Master Jackson!”
Hunter 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 Jackson, I wasn’t the one who ruined Emily’s life. It was all of you!”
Joe 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. Emily could not be found. Did he not feel bad? Did he not pity her? But what could he do?
Joe knew his friend well. If he were to refuse to help Emily, she would use even more extreme methods to get the job done. He wanted her to be safe.
He glared at Hunter. 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 Jackson, if something were to happen to Emily, or if she were dead, then you are one of the murderers who killed her!”