Ch. 1201..1210
Chapter 1201 The Interview Is in the Afternoon
Wanda frowned and retorted, “It’s my business whomever I want to marry. It’s got nothing to do with you!” Hearing that made Oliver sneer. “We have a contract to marry. I’m the only one you can marry. You have to be mine!”
“Ha! You and your overactive imagination!” She rejected him again, making his face fall immediately. He was no fool. He could tell at this moment that Wanda never had thoughts of marrying him.
“Whether I’m imagining things or not, I’ll show you with facts. Anyhow, I’ll never let you go!” He turned around and left right after he threw that out.
Wanda’s face was sullen as she watched his retreating back. In the next two days, the incident with the Hadfield Group was still all the talk on the Internet.
However, the company didn’t respond in any other way throughout this period. Netizens began to make fun of them online when they saw this. ‘Did Hadfield Group hit a dead end?’
‘Maybe not that bad. They’re probably guilty, which is why they’re staying put now.’ ‘Why don’t they just give the 5 million anyway? Why drag it on?’
‘Haven’t you heard? The richer you are, the stingier you become.’ Edward had been keeping an eye on this incident, but he knew way more than the netizens did.
At that moment, he came to the office to report the latest news. “President Sawyer, the victim has already had a document drafted and evidence collected. He is going to sue the Hadfield Group.”
“Alright. Keep yourself updated about the progress. The victim must receive his compensation.” Nicholas didn’t want to bother himself with this anymore after he instructed Edward.
After all, the most he did was move things along in this matter. The Hadfield Group would know better than to pick a bone with him if they were smart.
In Nicholas’ opinion, everything the Hadfield Group was forced to deal with now was entirely their fault!
Half a month had passed in the blink of an eye.
It was also almost time for Tessa’s special performance.
Alice had consistently been posting her training videos online throughout this period, which was why her popularity had been on the rise.
Even the rest of the members of Sofia Symphony had made a name for themselves on the Internet.
On this day, Sofia came to the country before an interview she would have.
Tessa was the one who went all the way to the airport to pick her up.
On their way back, Sofia told her, “The interview is in the afternoon. I’ve let them know that you’ll be coming with me.”
“Thank you for giving me the chance, Miss Sofia. Is there anything I need to prepare?”
Tessa was touched that Sofia was bringing her along. She knew that Sofia wanted to help her build momentum for her special performance.
Hearing that, Tessa let out a kind smile. “Just dress yourself up. They’ll be using a photo of us together as the cover photo. You don’t have to prepare for anything else.”
Tessa merely nodded in response.
In the afternoon, the master and her apprentice came to the Hall of Fame, which was currently one of the most authoritative magazines in the country.
The interview went on smoothly.
The host, too, was very kind, and he asked Tessa about her performance to help her gain publicity.
“I’ve been following your videos on Twitter nowadays, Miss Reinhart, and I can tell that training has been tough. What do you think would be the outcome of your performance?”
“I want to give my most perfect and exciting performance. I’m sure it will be a nice surprise for my listeners,” she confidently announced.
Sofia also praised her for her violin playing.
When the interview finally ended after some time, Nicholas drove to the magazine office to give Tessa a lift.
After a few exchanges of pleasantries, Sofia waved at Tessa and bid her farewell. “You should head home with President Sawyer. Marjorie is here anyway. You don’t have to send me off.”
Tessa nodded in response before she intimately hugged Nicholas’ arms on their way to the car.
Nicholas was also a gentleman for opening and holding the door for her.
Unbeknownst to the couple, they were photographed by paparazzi nearby.
Even though they only managed to take photos of his side profile, his impeccable appearance, as well as his innate noble and extraordinary temperament, soon set off a huge wave on the Internet
Chapter 1202 SweetheartLovesMommy
The netizens were even more astonished. After all, despite Kieran being active on social media, Nicholas rarely had his photos posted on the Internet. It didn’t take long before the netizens came together and kept talking about Nicholas.
‘My goodness, and here I thought Master Kieran was the nationally-recognized Prince Charming. I wasn’t aware he has a brother who’s even hotter than him! God must have been proud when he sculpted that face.’
‘I’m sorry for being unfaithful, Master Kieran. That face of your brother has captured my heart.’ ‘Geez, President Sawyer is such a gentleman. Look at how caring he is to Tessa.’
Tessa’s fans had also seen the photos, and they were all captivated by Nicholas’ looks. ‘Handsome AND rich. He’s every woman’s ideal candidate for a husband. You’re such a lucky woman, Tessa!’
“Oh no. I’m getting jealous of my muse.’ ‘You’re not the only one. Such perfection should belong to everyone. How can our muse enjoy him for herself?!’
The person who commented that immediately received tons of support. Many fans went to Tessa’s Twitter to post all kinds of jokes.
‘Give us your husband! You’re still the muse we love.’ ‘My muse… Can you fight? I’m about to fight for your man.’ ‘I don’t care anymore. President Sawyer is my husband after I declare it.’
All that shatter on the Internet soon reached Tessa’s ears. She never thought Nicholas’ side profile alone could stir up a storm online.
“What has my husband done? Look at all these bees and butterflies?” She reached out to playfully pinch his cheek as she pretended to huff angrily. “Look! My fans have turned into my love rivals! They’re all declaring war with me over you.”
Nicholas lovingly let her do all she wanted, but he never stopped scrolling through the comments. In fact, the fans on Twitter were not only trying to ‘snatch’ Tessa’s husband. There were also male fans who were trying to ‘take’ Tessa away from him.
Everyone was eager for the fray.
‘Let’s do it this way. Y’all can have President Sawyer, and I’ll have my muse.’
‘Thank you for existing, President Sawyer. You’ve effectively reduced my rivals in love by half. I’m a step closer to my muse now.’
‘I want to marry you and have our own little family, my muse.’
Nicholas gradually grew upset when he saw these declarations of love.
With a snort, he suddenly lowered his head and bit her pink lips.
“I’m attracting all these bees and butterflies? You seem pretty good at it as well, hmm?”
She blinked before fanning her hands playfully. “Oh my, is that jealousy I smell? I wonder where it’s coming from.”
“It’s from your husband.” He pinched her nose affectionately.
They both suddenly burst into laughter then.
However, Nicholas was still brooding over the comments after some time had passed. “You should turn off the comments tomorrow.”
That only made her chortle even more. What a jealous man, she thought to herself.
She knew that he was just joking, but she willingly played along as she gave a nod. “Sure. No one else can call you their husband that way. You’re my husband.”
With a gentle smile on his face, he lowered his head again to give her a peck when she held his face between her palms.
Gregory felt depressed when he watched the two showing off their love for each other.
He, too, wanted his mother’s kisses and hugs! However, he knew that he could never win against his father.
Daddy’s such a meanie! He keeps taking Mommy away from me!
Filled with unjust, the child never ceased his hands’ motion.
He might not be able to win against his father, but he had to declare his authority to the people of the Internet.
He proceeded to register a Twitter account for himself without his parents’ knowledge and named it SweetheartLovesMommy.
After the account was successfully created, he immediately followed Tessa’s Twitter, and then began to leave comments to stake his claim.
‘Mommy is mine!”
He expectantly waited for the moment his comments to render others shocked, and yet, his comment was soon buried by the comments of all the other people on the Internet.
In a fit of anger, the child began to write comment after comment.
Chapter 1203 Stir Things Up
Despite Gregory’s blast of comments, the result was still the same. He hugged the computer angrily, his delicate, ruby-lipped mouth turned so pouty it could hold a pencil.
Noticing his strange behavior, Tessa asked out of concern, “What’s the matter, Sweetheart?” “Mommy! I was telling the adults that you’re mine, but all of them ignored me! This is unacceptable!”
Gregory huddled over to complain while he showed Tessa his comments. Tessa almost went out of breath from laughing when she saw the comments, but being cared for like this made her feel like she was the happiest person on earth.
She wasted no time in following Gregory’s Twitter then. As this was the first account she followed, she quickly garnered the attention of her fans again. ‘Huh? Is our muse actually following someone? Who is it?’
‘SweetheartLovesMommy? That’s cute.’ While the fans were having a fervent discussion, Tessa posted a selfie of her and Gregory on her Twitter.
‘My sweetheart and me! Who’s the cuter one?’ she wrote as her caption. The fans were in an uproar the moment she posted the photo.
‘What an adorable baby!’ ‘He’s prettier than a doll. Oh, my ol’ heart can’t take this.’ ‘My muse, I don’t want your husband anymore. Give me your sweet child!’
Just like that, Gregory had tons of following from older women. When the next day came, Tessa went to the training camp for training after breakfast as usual.
She met Alice as soon as she stepped into the place.
“Good morning, Alice.”
“Morning!” After greeting her, Alice praised excitedly, “Tessa, your son is great. He got hundreds of thousands of followers in just one night after you posted a photo of his side profile. Your following has grown a lot because of it too. You’ve broken through the 50 million mark.”
But I only posted the photo yesterday! Tessa was stunned by Gregory’s unexpectedly high popularity.
She couldn’t help taking out her phone and going on Twitter, only to see that Gregory had gained more than 400 thousand followers!
The comments below were all asking for photos, but Gregory didn’t respond to any of them.
That might be the reason all those women following Gregory went to leave comments on Tessa’s page.
‘This is a robbery. Hand over the baby.’
‘We want to see the baby. We want to see the baby in ‘Three Meals A Day’ today, or else we’ll start revolting!’
‘Three Meals A Day’ was a series of training videos that fans asked Tessa to post every day.
Of course, in addition to begging for Gregory’s photos in the comments, many people were envious of Tessa.
‘My muse must have saved a country in her past life for her to end up living such a good life this time around!’
‘Not only does she have a rich and handsome husband, but she also has such a cute baby! She’s a winner in life!’
‘I can’t. I’m jealous. How are we of the same age, and yet I’m still single?’
‘Our muse’s Twitter has been harmful to my mental health these two days, but I can’t let her go…’
‘My muse, do you need a daughter-in-law? Just give me your address and I’ll send one to you right away!’
Tessa was humored by the funny comments her adorable fans left.
After she responded to some particularly fun ones, she put all her attention into her training.
Wanda, on the other hand, was as angry and jealous as she could be when she saw how much the people loved Tessa.
“Are they blind?! What’s so great about that b*tch?!” Irked, she cursed through clenched teeth.
How is that b*tch a winner in life, and I, the daughter of the Muller Family, end up taking the heat?
Gradually getting more upset at the thought, she suddenly had a bright, evil idea.
Now that the oh-so-popular Tessa had a special show coming soon, it only seemed appropriate for Wanda to make use of the chance to drag her name through the mud.
She immediately put her thoughts into action when she contacted her friend who worked in the media next.
She wanted someone to stir things up by turning the comments about Tessa on the Internet against Tessa.
Chapter 1204 Trolls
It didn’t take long before trolls appeared on her Twitter. ‘I’m not sure if y’all have rose-colored glasses on or you are blind. This woman is obviously using her stepson to maintain her popularity.’
‘Poor child. He’s clueless about being taken advantage of by his evil stepmom.’ “A violinist who keeps appearing in entertainment news, huh? Is she trying to enter the entertainment industry because her future in the classical music industry is bleak?’
‘How disgusting. She’s even used a child for her own popularity.’ “Come on, this is a public persona she’s selling. Who the hell was it that said she’s a winner in life? Do you really think a woman as shameless as she deserves that title?’
As soon as the comments were posted, many people started agreeing as well. ‘I’ve always thought she’s super fake. Seems like what I thought is true.’
‘Oh, she honestly disgusts me. She’s definitely an evil woman pretending to be a good stepmother.’ ‘The rich always have a skeleton in their closet. From the TV shows I’ve watched over the years, I can already guess that she’s up to no good.’
These trolls who were a group of Internet ghostwriters paid to post online comments had gathered to slander Tessa in no time. Tessa’s followers didn’t know that, and they were fuming when they saw the comments. They soon started to fight back.
‘When did Tessa ever use her child?’ ‘You fools are lying through your teeth. Don’t you see how close our muse and her baby are in the photo?’
‘Also, our Sweetheart loves his Mommy! He made an account just for her.’ Fans dug up Gregory’s Twitter account as well as his previous comments on Tessa’s page to refute the trolls with reason and evidence.
Even so, the trolls continued to push it. “What a joke. Do you really think a five-year-old child knows how to make a Twitter account? Can he type? She obviously has a team that’s in charge of doing all this.”
Many people were persuaded as soon as that comment came out. They did think that the most five-year-old kids could do was play games on the phone. Also, how could children who could barely spell write in full sentences?
What no one knew was that not only did Gregory know how to construct sentences, but he was also a highly skilled expert in computers.
Because of this, the fans lost their argument with the trolls.
After Tessa was done with practice, she noticed the solemn expression on Alice’s face when Alice plodded toward her.
“What’s the matter?” she asked caringly. “Why do you look so glum?”
Alice hid nothing as she told Tessa everything on the Internet.
After that, she tried to comfort Tessa. “These trolls are just jealous of you and are trying to defame you. Don’t mind them.”
Even though Tessa nodded, she still felt disheartened about it.
She had never even thought about using Gregory for anything, and yet the trolls were speculating the worst.
At the same time, she was hit by the realization that she had done something without thinking it through—she shouldn’t have impulsively revealed Gregory’s face on the Internet.
After she went home, she told Nicholas what happened with her head lowered like a child who had done something wrong.
“I’ve never wanted to use Gregory. I only wanted everyone to see my Sweetheart, but I didn’t consider the possibility of things taking a turn like this. I’m really sorry,” she apologized as she reflected upon her mistake.
Nicholas’ heart was broken when he saw how much she blamed herself.
Pulling her into his chest, he comforted her. “Don’t read too much into it, and don’t mind what others think. You do you. There are both good and bad people after all.”
Tessa only nodded in response.
However, Nicholas started worrying about it instead after he was done coaxing her.
He couldn’t help thinking about how sudden and odd the negative comments came.
After they had dinner, he took the chance when Tessa was busy with something else to contact Kieran.
“Find out what you can about what’s happening online. Check if someone is deliberately sullying Tessa’s name.”
“Aye, I’m on it.”
Chapter 1205 An Announcement
After hanging up the phone, Kieran immediately gave orders to the entertainment company he was in charge of.
As his entertainment company was also powerful in the industry, it didn’t take long for him to find out the result. Someone was deliberately stirring things up on the Internet!
The slandering online only got worse, and it even influenced some of the fans who were originally fond of Tessa. ‘You look all innocent, but you’re a conniving woman. I was wrong about you. Bye.’
‘I want a refund. Someone who wants quick success can’t possibly play good music. This is all a publicity stunt.’ ‘Right! She only wants our money.’
Tessa, who was in a good mood after she woke up in the morning, immediately turned grumpy when she saw the comments. Noticing the shift in her mood, Nicholas worriedly asked, “What’s wrong? Why do you look so upset? Do you feel unwell?”
“No, I’m fine. I’m just in a bad mood.” As she spoke, she passed her phone to Nicholas. His face quickly fell when he read through the scolding online.
“No need to be in a bad mood. They can get a refund all they want. They’re the ones losing out if they miss your performance.” He then pulled the phone away from her hand. “Alright, don’t pay attention to these people who don’t matter. Let’s head downstairs for breakfast. Don’t you have to go to the training camp for training later?”
Tessa thought that he was right. She had a clear conscience, and she wouldn’t let these people affect her mood.
On the other hand, Wanda was gloating when she saw how things had developed.
“Oh, Tessa. As long as I’m here, I’ll never let your performance go smoothly.”
She took out her phone and contacted someone again. She was planning to do something worse to get Tessa blacklisted.
However, before her plan could be carried out, things on the Internet took a turn.
It turned out that Nicholas had ordered Edward to notify the company’s PR department to send a notice when he arrived at the company.
Despite telling Tessa to not mind it just this morning, it seemed like he was worried about this as well.
The content of the announcement was to help Tessa clarify that she did not put Gregory online deliberately. Everything she did was with the Sawyer Family’s permission.
Nicholas also mentioned that it was ridiculous calling Tessa Gregory’s stepmother because she was the child’s one and only mother.
Lastly, he warned the media to cease such discussions, or he would get the law involved.
Tessa’s fans immediately voiced their support when they saw the announcement.
‘Good job, President Sawyer!’
‘You’re so cool for going this far to protect your wife!’
‘Ah! My heart! I can’t! I ship them with all my heart!’
‘Where did the haters go? I bet they’re embarrassed.’
Alice also saw the announcement on the Internet, and she immediately went to Tessa with her phone.
“Tessa! I’m so jealous of how lucky you are!” she exclaimed, confusing Tessa with her sudden squealing.
“What?”
“Look.” Alice quickly passed her phone to Tessa smilingly. “President Sawyer is using his influence to protect his wife online. He is so cool and romantic!”
Hearing that, Tessa lowered her head to look at the phone. Her eyes suddenly felt hot when she saw the announcement posted by Sawyer Group on the Internet.
She didn’t think he would do something so touching for her.
Alice started teasing her then. “How’s it? Aren’t you moved?”
“Sure am.” Tessa nodded without looking away from the phone. Her eyes were now glistening from the hot tears that welled up as she wore a bright smile on her face.
Nicholas announcing that she was Gregory’s only mother was his acknowledgment of her.
What she didn’t know was that she was Gregory’s biological mother.
However, she hadn’t given this any thought at all.
Even though the Sawyer Group had voiced out against the comments online, the comments wouldn’t stop just because of that one official response the company gave.
His effective usage of the media had calmed the storm.
At the same time, the entertainment company under Sawyer Group had investigated several media that were specifically targeting Tessa.
Chapter 1206 The Father of My Child
Soon, the person in charge of the company called Kieran and reported to him, “Master Kieran, I have discovered that these companies have connections with the Hadfield Group. I suspect that the Hadfield Group deliberately went up against President Sawyer’s wife because they could not do anything to the Sawyer Group.”
It turned out that Wanda was not looking for someone within her own connections. Instead, she was using the resources of Hadfield Group to defame Tessa. However, Kieran didn’t know about that.
After listening to the report from the person in charge, he became livid. “I see. Send word to your men to keep an eye on Hadfield Group and those media outlets. If they make any moves, report to me immediately.”
Following that, he got off the phone and went to look for his brother. As soon as he saw Nicholas, he got to the point about why he was there. “Nicholas, I found out who is targeting Tessa.”
“Who is it?” Suddenly, Nicholas raised his head and stared coldly at his brother. Without hesitation, Kieran stated, “It’s the Hadfield Group.”
When he heard that, Nicholas immediately narrowed his eyes, and the pupils of his black eyes were as cold as ice.
At that moment, Kieran snorted coldly, “That Oliver is a despicable person. Since he was powerless against us, he shifted his attention to Tessa. How contemptible of him!”
“Playing dirty isn’t something Oliver often does,” Nicholas said coldly. Kieran found his brother’s insight to be reasonable. So, he scratched his chin and grinned devilishly as if he had devised a cunning plan.
“Nicholas, given that the Hadfield Group is so bold, what do you think about making a big deal out of it?”
“What? Do you have an idea?” Nicholas fixed his gaze on him. Kieran nodded. “During my investigation, I uncovered some new information that I found to be fascinating.”
“In that case, I’ll leave this matter to you.” Instead of inquiring about Kieran’s discovery, Nicholas delegated responsibility to him.
…
In the afternoon, two tall, well-dressed women were arguing at the front desk of Hadfield Group.
It turned out that both of them claimed to be Oliver’s girlfriends, and they came to find him to take responsibility because they were pregnant.
The two knew each other, and the situation quickly escalated and spiraled out of control.
“Mr. Oliver is the father of my child. As for the baby in your womb, it’s hard to say if it’s his.”
“What an absurd woman you are. How do you know whether or not my child is his? Do you seriously believe I have no idea what kind of person you are?”
The two women yelled at one another and eventually became so upset that they began pushing one another.
As soon as the assistant learned about it, he rushed to Oliver’s office to inform him.
“Why are you bringing this sort of thing to my attention? Get someone to remove them.”
Then, he impatiently beckoned the assistant to leave.
He was too preoccupied with work to give much thought to women after what had happened.
After the assistant received Oliver’s directive, he contacted the company’s security and requested that the women be removed from the premises. So, how could those two women voluntarily leave without meeting with him?
They stopped fighting and held on to the front desk for dear life, refusing to leave the building.
“I want to see Oliver!”
“I’m warning you not to touch me! Let me tell you, I’m carrying your president’s baby. You can’t handle the weight of responsibility if anything happens to the baby!”
The two women confronted security guards who had tried to remove them from the premises.
Soon, someone posted about it on social media, and it quickly gained traction and became a topic of conversation.
Oliver had always been frivolous and constantly spent time with different women, so it was natural that he had engaged in intimate behavior with many of them. There had been previous instances in which women sought him out, but because Hadfield Group was a relatively low-profile company at the time and he handled the situation expeditiously, there was no major scandal.
After these two women came to the Hadfield Group looking for him during such a tumultuous time, it was obviously impossible to keep the matter under wraps like it had been done in the past.
When the scandal was brought to their attention, the netizens were completely stunned by the information they had read.
‘People often say that the entertainment industry is murky and lawless, but I don’t see how the rich and powerful are any better.’
‘Tsk, the president of the Hadfield Group is really physically apt, huh? Two women are pregnant with his children at the same time.’
Chapter 1207 Karma
‘Am I the only one who cares about what will happen to these two women?’ ‘This Hadfield Group president is a complete jerk. Despite being engaged, he’s still having fun with other women. Moreover, he refuses to take responsibility for these children.’
‘That’s right! I’m so pissed off. Who cares if he’s wealthy?’ ‘The same goes for these two women. Why do they want to be his mistress?’
At that moment, Oliver and the two women who came to find him were the targets of harsh criticism from netizens. In addition, some people who brought up Wanda felt sorry for her, while others took pleasure in her misfortune.
“Although I dislike Wanda, I feel sorry for her. With such a fiancé, I’m afraid she won’t be happy even after she gets married.”
‘She is pitiful, without a doubt. Can you even fathom the possibility that a woman will show up at their house with a child after they get married and claim the child is Oliver’s?’
‘Pfft! I couldn’t help laughing when I saw the comment above.’
‘I believe that this is karma. After all, she had previously destroyed the happiness of others.’
‘So, don’t do bad things, guys. Otherwise, you’ll face retribution!’
Wanda was completely oblivious to the current trending news on the Internet. She had been in and out of the meeting rooms throughout the day due to her packed schedule of meetings. Once the last meeting was over, she and Samantha exited the meeting room to find the other employees in the company peculiarly staring at her.
She initially believed that something was wrong with her outfit.
However, after a careful inspection, during which she asked Samantha to critique her makeup, she concluded there was nothing wrong with her appearance.
So, she approached the nearest employee, frowned, and inquired, “Why are you staring at me in that manner?”
“Uh…” The employee seemed flustered and unsure of how to respond to the question. It looks like Miss Muller doesn’t know the latest news on the Internet!
When Wanda noticed the employee hesitating, her patience wore thin, and she hissed, “I’m asking you a question.”
“Miss Muller is asking you a question. Quickly answer,” Samantha chimed in as she prompted the employee to respond.
The employee was cornered, so she closed her eyes and responded honestly. “There are widespread rumors on the Internet that the president of the Hadfield Group cheated on you, and the woman became pregnant.”
Wanda was stunned to hear that, and her face dropped as she turned and returned to the office. Samantha sensed the anger emanating from Wanda and chose not to follow her. Instead, she requested the employee to show her the news on the Internet. Soon, she read the news about Oliver’s infidelity on the Internet and was similarly dumbfounded. How dare Mr. Hadfield treat Miss Muller in such a disrespectful manner?
At that moment, Wanda returned to her office. She sat at her desk, reading the article about Oliver’s multiple cheating incidents, and her face flushed with anger.
“Oliver, how dare you!” Frustrated, she clenched her teeth.
After reading the scathing remarks that the other netizens had left, she became even more enraged.
At that time, Hadfield Group news continued to trend on the Internet. Many online commenters found Oliver’s treatment of the pregnant women extremely rude and offensive, and they accused him of being sexist. Inevitably, this led to him being criticized by women online. In addition, it exacerbated a pre-existing situation at Hadfield Group, as the previous lawsuit was still ongoing, and the company was the target of widespread online ridicule.
‘It looks like it won’t be long before the Hadfield Group collapses.’
‘The faster it falls, the better. A company of this shady nature has no place in today’s society.’
‘If the Hadfield Group goes bankrupt, I will celebrate by setting off fireworks.’
A scandal of this magnitude had, without a doubt, dealt a significant blow to the Hadfield Group.
Shortly after the news was made public a few hours ago, Oliver’s previous efforts to save the company were for naught.
In the massive president’s office, the assistant stood in the middle of the room with a morose face and reported, “President Hadfield, the bank is concerned about the risk and uncertainty posed by our company because of its damaged reputation. They strongly advise us to make adjustments to the current loan and… The stock market has also been making headlines with the news that our stocks, showing signs of improvement, have hit a new low. Many of our shareholders are experiencing anxiety and may sell their shares.”
Chapter 1208 You Need a Better Excuse
At the end of the assistant’s speech, the assistant’s voice became serious. At this time, Oliver’s face was indescribably ugly. “What is the PR department doing? Do they think that I hired them for display purposes?”
He shouted angrily at his assistant, “The previous matter couldn’t be resolved because of the Sawyer Group’s presence, but today’s matter is just a scandal! Can’t they resolve it?”
The assistant didn’t dare to even breathe properly after being scolded by Oliver. She simply stood there with a lowered gaze. After a while, Oliver’s anger decreased a little, but his face was still very ugly.
“Go and tell those in the PR department that I’ll give them one day. If they still can’t handle the issue online, they should just get the hell out of here!”
“Understood.” The assistant nodded and left. Oliver was the only one left in the office. Just as he was getting ready to work again, the phone on the table rang. It was a call from Wanda.
“Oliver, what’s going on regarding that matter on the Internet about those two women?” “Wanda, don’t believe what’s being said on the Internet. It’s all nonsense from the media. I don’t know those two women.”
Hearing the anger in Wanda’s tone, Oliver quickly explained. Just as he finished speaking, Wanda sneered on the phone, “You don’t know them? Oliver, you need a better excuse than that. With such a bad excuse, are you looking down on my intellect? ”
“I’m not—”
Before Oliver could say another word, he was interrupted by Wanda’s admonishment.
“You’re not? What? Are you going to insist that you’re not acquainted with them? If you really don’t know them, how did they both end up conceiving your children?”
“Wanda, you have to believe me. I really don’t know these two women. They’re blackmailing me.” Oliver tried to explain again.
Wanda was so infuriated that she laughed at his words. “Why would they blackmail you on purpose and not others? Oliver, things don’t just happen without a reason. Don’t take me for a fool!”
“Wanda, I’m not lying to you, and I do suspect that someone is deliberately messing with me with this matter. So, you must not believe those things on the Internet.”
Oliver was afraid that Wanda would misunderstand, so he simply said what was on his mind.
Unfortunately, Wanda didn’t believe him at all. Besides, her purpose in making this call was not to question Oliver, but for another reason entirely.
“I don’t care what this is all about. In any case, I can’t afford to lose my reputation. The marriage engagement between us ends today!”
When Oliver heard Wanda’s words, his face immediately fell.
“I disagree!”
He rejected Wanda sharply and even hung up the phone at once.
Not only was he marrying Wanda because he liked her, but also because the marriage would strengthen Hadfield Group.
Now that there was such a crisis going on in Hadfield Group, if the marriage engagement was terminated, the company situation would become even worse!
Thinking of this, Oliver couldn’t sit still anymore.
In the first place, Wanda hadn’t been satisfied with this marriage engagement at all, and now that something like this happened, she would definitely insist on canceling the engagement.
Later, Oliver immediately stopped working and went directly to the Muller Residence.
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In the luxurious living room of the Muller Residence, Oliver was frustrated because no matter how he explained, Wanda remained indifferent.
But after all, he was the one who had caused trouble, so he could only try to persuade her. “Although I lived a frivolous life before, I’ve never fooled around again ever since I got together with you. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my friends.”
“Why should I ask your friends? It doesn’t make any difference to me how you were before and how you are now.”
Wanda didn’t care at all. After all, she wanted to take this opportunity to call off the marriage engagement.
Her uncommunicative attitude finally angered Oliver, who had grown up pampered and coddled after all, and he had never acted so humble toward anyone before.
“Wanda, don’t think that I don’t know what you’re trying to do. You just want to break off the engagement with me so that you can find a way to marry Nicholas. Let me tell you this! I will never let you go!”
Chapter 1209 Such a Coward
With that, Oliver left crossly, leaving Wanda sitting on the couch alone, her face was dark and ugly. On the other hand, Nicholas was relieved to see that the netizens were distracted by Oliver’s scandal.
Seeing this, Kieran took the opportunity to claim credit and said, “How did I do? I did a good job on this matter, right? How do you plan to reward me?”
“Do you really want a reward for helping your sister-in-law?” Nicholas glanced over. Just as Kieran was shaking his head and saying that he wouldn’t dare, Nicholas’ cold voice sounded in his ears again.
“However, if you seek justice for her, a reward isn’t out of the question.” “What reward?” Kieran immediately asked curiously.
Nicholas pretended to be secretive and said, “This depends on how well you handle things.” “Okay, I’ll take care of this matter! I will definitely seek justice for Tessa!”
Then, Kieran left happily. In fact, even if his brother didn’t offer him a reward, he would still find a way to help Tessa out. After all, he would never let Tessa be wronged unjustly.
In the afternoon of the same day, news about Hadfield Group broke out again on the Internet. It turned out that after Kieran went back, he used his personal social media account to call Oliver out.
“Hey, Oliver! Do you dare to come out and fight me openly? How shameless are you to bully my pregnant sister-in-law online? How did the Hadfield Family raise you into such a coward?”
As soon as this was posted, all the netizens were stunned.
It was only moments later that they realized that the Hadfield Group was the mastermind behind the online defamation against Tessa before.
‘This company is too despicable and shameless. They couldn’t go against the Sawyer Group, so they turned to defame an innocent woman.’
‘No wonder President Sawyer and Master Kieran are so angry and brought this up one after another. If it were me, I would be angry too.’
‘Right? All my goddess did was just post a selfie. She simply wanted to share her life with us, but those shameless people misinterpreted it!’
Some netizens even felt that Wanda had something to do with Oliver’s smearing of Tessa.
‘Actually, I also doubt this woman.’ ‘Doubt? She’s definitely involved in this. Oliver is her fiancé, and this woman had plotted against our goddess multiple times!’
‘This despicable couple deserves each other; they both have the same rotten cores.’ Right now, the Hadfield Group and Wanda were being criticized even more harshly on the Internet.
When Wanda saw those unpleasant words on the Internet, she regretted things very much. At this moment, she finally knew what it was like to shoot herself in the foot.
Tessa actually knew about what was going on, but she didn’t pay any attention at all.
After all, she had been busy training every day and wished that she had more than 24 hours a day. How could she waste her precious time over irrelevant people?
In the following days, the Hadfield Group and Wanda gradually grew more scrupulous after the bad publicity on the Internet. Soon, public opinion about them also gradually became more neutral on the Internet.
At this time, the day of Tessa’s solo performance finally arrived. On the day of the performance, the situation on site was very vibrant and the seats were all sold out. The media even reported the event. Many netizens were very surprised to see the photos that were posted live.
‘My God, it’s so grand.’
‘If I didn’t know that it’s a concert, I would have thought it was the opening ceremony of the film festival.’
‘My goddess is amazing! Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to get a ticket. I feel so sad that I want to cry.’
The netizens began discussing all kinds of things, and they kept urging the media to post more updates quickly.
On the other side, Tessa also came backstage early to prepare.
Everyone was very busy backstage, and many people came and went while getting ready.
As this was the first solo performance in the country, Tessa also attached great importance to it.
After she put on her makeup, she followed her instructor around to make final checks and confirm the schedule.
In the auditorium, Nicholas also brought Timothy and his family to the VIP seats. Remus also came, wearing a very formal suit. Soon, the whole family sat properly in the VIP section of the auditorium.
Chapter 1210 A Bright Future Ahead of Her
Kieran looked at his serious grandfather, then turned his head and joked with Timothy, “My grandpa was really hypocritical just now. He said to us that he wasn’t coming, but when we went to pick him up, he had already gotten ready in advance.”
Timothy laughed a little, thinking that such an awkward version of Remus was a bit adorable, and his feelings toward Remus improved a lot in his heart.
He raised his eyes to look at Remus, but unexpectedly, their eyes met, so he nudged Kieran who was still talking beside him. “What’s wrong?” Kieran wasn’t aware, so he asked aloud.
Timothy could only signal him to look at Remus. At this time, Kieran finally noticed Remus’ unfriendly gaze, so he hurriedly chuckled and changed the subject. “Grandpa, don’t you think our location here has a better view than any other in this auditorium? This is a section specially reserved for us by Tessa.”
The old man snorted coldly.
Kieran didn’t mind too much. Then, he looked around the other seats and found that many famous local musical artists had come to watch the performance. There were even many celebrities who came to support Tessa.
“Grandpa, look! Isn’t Tessa’s concert very well-known? This is the first time she’s holding a concert, yet there are so many bigwigs from the industry here. It’s clear that Tessa is exceptional.” Kieran praised Tessa in front of his grandfather on behalf of his brother.
When Gregory next to him heard this, he immediately raised his head and said proudly, “Uncle Kieran, of course, Mommy is the best.” Everyone else laughed at his adorable appearance.
Nicholas nodded in agreement, and said in a cheerful and affectionate voice, “Tessa is an excellent woman. She’s truly outstanding, and she’s the only treasure that I want to cherish.”
At 8.00PM that night, the performance started on time. “Next, let us invite our protagonist tonight, Miss Tessa Reinhart, to bring you a wonderful and unforgettable performance!”
After engaging the crowd and warming up the atmosphere, the host excitedly announced Tessa to perform on stage. Following his words, all the lights went dark.
Then, a row of silver-white stage spotlights suddenly hit the center of the stage, and Tessa slowly walked onto the stage in a gorgeous golden dress.
After she bowed to the audience with a smile, she picked up her violin and started to play.
As the first opening song, she chose the ‘Czardas Dance’, which had a lively and upbeat melody, to warm up the atmosphere.
Everyone was amazed by her superb violin skills, and they couldn’t help but close their eyes and listen to the melody that flowed naturally.
That night, on the grand stage and under the spotlight, Tessa performed various styles of repertoire. What was more, the violin that she used was changed again. There was one that was given by her younger brother, one given by Nicholas, and one given by her grandmother.
Off the stage, the invited media never stopped taking pictures from the beginning to the end of the performance.
“Check out Tessa’s violin! It’s a violin with a great history!”
Someone noticed that the violin in Tessa’s hand was a unique one, and he quickly informed his coworkers. Soon, they discovered that there were several expensive and famous violins played by Tessa that night, and they hurriedly took many close-up shots of the violins.
In fact, they could already write a news piece on these famous violins alone!
At the VIP table, Stefania and Tobias also closed their eyes and enjoyed the delightful music.
The others were also pleasantly surprised by Tessa’s performance, and the bigwigs of the music industry who were present were full of praise for her.
“As expected of Sofia’s student! She has such extraordinary talent and skill.”
“It seems that another new name will rise in the local music industry soon.”
“I heard that she only studied with Sofia for less than a year before, but she’s already performing so well. She has a bright future ahead of her!”
As for the celebrities and other ordinary fans, although they didn’t really know how to listen to music professionally, they all felt that the music played by Tessa had uplifted them both physically and mentally.
At this moment, everyone witnessed Tessa’s excellence and brilliance.
Listening to the praises from all around him, Nicholas looked at Tessa with an extremely gentle gaze and was extremely proud of her.