âYouâre bome early today,â Wilbur said, Faye chuckled. âThe situationâs gotten out of hand.â
âWhatâs the matter?â
âThat girlâs pulling tricks, claiming that weâre threatening her. The internetâs brimming with rumors that Cape International is abusing our power, and everyoneâs out to track down who you are.â
Wilbur frowned. He had not expected things to get out of hand like this âIsnât this a little too much? Is she really not afraid of the consequences this might bring for her?â Wilbur asked.
Faye smiled. âThere are some people these days who will do anything for fame. The second they find your identity, youâre going to be bombarded with a slew of hate and death threats.â
âIs there a pond way to settle this?â Wilbur frowned.
Faye said, âYes. We could let the traffic police settle this and have them release the full footage of what happened during the accident to settle the misunderstanding. Sherry Divos would be arrested too, butâ¦â
âBut what?â
Faye frowned. âSome of these netizens arenât even concerned about the truth anymore. This is just another excuse for them to spread more rampant hatred on the internet. Theyâll believe whatever they want. The hate might not stop even after the truthâs been revealed.â
âAh.â Wilbur responded, pondering. âYeah. It doesnât really seem right to do that either. Arresting a young lady over some false accusations might be a little too much. Any other methods?â
âAre you seriously still thinking about the girlâs account? She did all of this just to get a couple of clicks. She doesnât care about you at all.â
Wilbur said, âYes, but itâs not that big of a deal, is it?â
âYou really donât know how terrifying the internet is,â Faye lamented, shaking her head. âCountless celebrities and authoritative members have met their downfall just because of the internet.â
âI mean, Iâve got nothing to hide. What do I have to be afraid of?â Wilbur asked.
Faye said, âThese netizens could just make things up about you that could seriously damage your reputation. Besides, youâre even friends with people like Faron Campbell and the like. Things could get really, really ugly.â
Wilbur fell silent ar last, thinking deeply, Bringing Faron into this would be bad. Faron could not afford to have his name tarnished.
âWas there a camera on the car Jose and I were in?â Wilbur asked.
Faye shook her head. âThe car belongs to Cape International. We didnât put any cameras in it for privacy purposes.â
âWell, thereâs no choice but to let the traffic police get the real footage, then,â Wilbur said Faye nodded, Wilbur paused, before saying, âHow about this? Iâll let Elsa make a trip to the traffic police department to get them to hand over the complete footage, and you can go through it with her. Maybe post a statement online or something. Once the full video comes out, the rumors will be cleared up at once. As for the netizens that refuse to believe it⦠Weâll just let them be, 1 suppose.â
âWhat about the girl?â Faye asked.
Wilbur said, âOnce the footage is posted and the backlash has calmed down, jast have the traffic police Issue a warning to her. Itâs a little much to send a young lady to jail over something like this.â
Chapter 26 âAlright. You really are far too nice of a person,â Faye said.
Wilbur shook his head with a pained smile. He took out his phone and made a call to Elsa, â¦
2/2 Over in the CEOâs office at Joy Corp.
CEO Kim Jenlans leaned back in her office chair, listening to the report.
âWeâve followed your orders and sent someone to destroy the original footage on Sherry Divosâ car. Itâs only available on her phoneâs cloud storage now.â
âVery well.â
Kim was a woman in her thirties, radiating an air of maturity and charm. She smiled demurely, taking a drag from her cigarette.
âSend someone to the hospital and pay that girl a load of money so sheâll delete the original footage from her phone. Hire some bots to keep the buzz on the news. The bigger it gets, the better.â
âWhat if Sherry Divos refuses to do that, Miss Jenkins? her a**istant asked.
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