Within just half an hour, topics such as "Sophia is A Bastard" and "The Vinci Rivera Group's Recruitment Talk at Trinity University Failed Miserably" made it into the trending list.Sophia had set a perfect image beforehand. Those hashtags, including "#orphan", "#inspiring", and "#rising against all odds", which had meant to be her labels, became sharp weapons against her after her image collapsed. Since she was in high school, she had used her "orphan" status to gain attention from the public and become a well-known "inspirational internet celebrity". Almost all of her fans followed her due to her "miserable" childhood and "never give up" attitude toward life.Therefore, when her image collapsed, her former supporters turned on her instantly. Every time her social media page was refreshed, she would lose hundreds or even thousands of subscribers. In just ten minutes, she could lose tens of thousands of fans.Sophia had often said on her social media that, [I've been through the sto
"You grew up with Sophia in the same house, yet you didn't see the signs. But, now that I think about it, Sophia's round face and bulbous nose are obviously inherited from Albert, aren't they? And Albert, that shameless man, not only cheated on your mother but also had her help him raise his bastard child. He's not even worthy of being called a human!"Felicity kept talking like a hindsight expert, feeling that many things had already foreshadowed Albert's despicable behavior. After she finished speaking, she noticed that Stella was silent. So, she spoke softly, "Stella, you're not mad at me for cursing Albert, are you?"Stella came back to her senses and calmly said, "I don't care." Albert no longer deserved to be called "father" by Stella for what he had done."Felicity, do you know how the Vinci Rivera Group is doing now?" Stella asked."They're being roasted on social media. Many reporters are waiting outside their office building for interviews. The Vinci Rivera Group has been
Some netizens started to make up stories using a picture. They claimed that after they had sent their CVs, the Vinci Rivera Group's HR staff discriminated them based on their education and region and even verbally harassed them.The collapse of Sophia's image resulted in the fall of the Vinci Rivera Group into a corporate reputation crisis. People began to question its corporate image. After all, before Sophia's scandal, there was another incident caused by Jackson six months ago.Behind the incident, it seemed that someone was deliberately fanning the flames and directing the blame toward the Vinci Rivera Group. The discussion on corporate image and employee quality was more heated than that of Sophia's scandal. This outcome deviated from Stella's initial expectations.Meanwhile, after the incident, Keegan and others were able to keep the situation under control with the help of the university's top officials and police who arrived later. They did not leave Trinity University until
Sophia, on the other hand, got agitated. "Mr. Kane, it must be Stella. She had the motive. When we were discussing the process of the recruitment talk, she was absent for a long time. That must have been the time she swapped the files in my USB drive! We should check the surveillance footage—""Enough!" Keegan's voice was cold. "Do you think that at this point, anyone cares who's the culprit? Can this salvage the damage that has been done to the company's reputation?"Sophia turned pale. Her lips were trembling, and she could not say another word.Jackson glanced at Keegan. "Keegan, isn't it possible to investigate the root cause while also salvaging the company's image? If someone hadn't intentionally caused this incident during the recruitment talk, how could we have ended up in this mess?"Keegan looked at Jackson and said, "I've always said that we should focus on promoting the project instead of putting in personal agendas. Look at what you did. You relied on Sophia's image to
Cordelia stood outside the door, listening to the discussion. She pursed her lips for a long while before she finally said, "Keegan really lacks interpersonal skills. Only a handful of the old guard really supported him."Baldwin was speechless. He thought, 'I was under the impression that you were worried about how you should handle this matter while you were standing at the door. I never expected you to be so nonchalant about it and only concerned about your grandson's personal connections. They said that you were biased, and you didn't deny it at all.' Baldwin then said, "The young master's expertise lies in research and development, not handling these sorts of situations."Cordelia commented, "When Keegan was growing up, I put all my effort into training him to excel. But, I neglected to teach him the art of eloquence. He really needs to learn it from Stella. Look at her. She's strong when she needs to be, and soft when appropriate. And, she never backs down from what she wants.
The PR manager did not notice Keegan's darkened expression and continued, "In the wake of this incident, we've seen a lot of netizens sympathizing with Stella. If it's revealed that Stella was the one who brought Sophia into the company, the focus will shift to her being deceived and her mother bringing Sophia into their home. It will potentially divert attention away from Vinci Rivera Group."Sophia's face turned pale. She thought, 'He's planning to abandon me completely!'Everyone looked at Keegan.The fastest way to calm things down was to shift the public's attention.If this incident had happened at any other time, it might have been manageable. The Vinci Rivera Group's PR team was known for their expertise, and they could have easily mitigated any damage. They did not care much about Sophia's reputation, but they could not let her involvement harm the company's image. Unfortunately, it happened today, and the incident was captured by numerous media cameras and broadcasted liv
As Sophia thought about that, her expression changed. She thought to herself, 'Even if I fall into hell, I will drag Stella down with me!'Just as Keegan and the major shareholders were at a standoff, Sophia suddenly spoke up loudly. "Everyone, I know who did this today! I know who wanted to smear the image of the Vinci Rivera Group!"Keegan's expression darkened. He said, "Aldor, get her out of here."Sophia had already made up her mind to burn her bridges. "It's Stella! She's the culprit. She put those contents on the USB drive," said Sophia while struggling.Everyone's expression changed at Sophia's revelation. Aldor had already dragged her to the door, but Chandler intervened. "Let her go. We have the right to know what's going on," Chandler said.Sophia immediately broke free from Aldor's grasp and stepped forward. "Stella and Keegan's marriage has been on the rocks for a while. She was unhappy about his affair with a celebrity. She knew my identity, so she used me to create
Keegan lowered his eyes and gave an affirmative response before Cordelia continued, "Hand over the 'Opulentus' project to Mr. Walford for the time being. Apologize and issue any necessary statements. We have to clean up the aftermath of this situation thoroughly."Understood," Keegan said.However, a shareholder questioned the severity of the punishment. "Cordelia, isn't this punishment too lenient?" he asked.Although the punishment may have seemed severe, it did very little to harm Keegan. Everyone in the Vinci Rivera Group knew that Keegan's biggest asset was Semiconductor Technology, a company he had aggressively acquired and invested a significant amount of research funds into. At the time of the acquisition, many shareholders opposed the proposal, leaving the Vinci Rivera Group with only ten percent of the shares, while the remaining fifty percent were Keegan's personal investment. However, Semiconductor Technology made a breakthrough in research this year.Who would have tho