Marvin then ordered angrily, "Come back here right now and get rid of all the wreaths in front of the house. Then you need to figure things out on your own and find a way to admit your mistakes to the media. Make sure you ask for everyone's forgiveness! I don't want our family to be dragged through the mud along with you!"Corinne listened calmly and felt like laughing.An old lady who had known her for less than a couple of months believed firmly in her innocence, going so far as to advise her not to go out in the coming days and be extra careful of her safety. On the other hand, her father wanted to thrust her into the public eye and let the netizens vent their anger so he could disassociate himself from her.The difference was simply too huge.Marvin had always treated her like that since she was a child. Whenever something bad happened, his first act would be to accuse her, reproach her, and scold her indiscriminately. He never cared to ask her for the truth of the matter, and
Sherlyn was incensed. "How can you still be so arrogant at this time, Corinne? I'm not surprised that everyone on the Internet is calling you shameless. I think you deserve it!""I deserve it, you say? Does that mean you deserve it too because you got dragged into this?""You…"Lilliana could not stand it anymore and leaned over to her daughter's cell phone. She then said to the camera, "When did you become so evil? You were the one who ruined Sherlyn's career! Goran would've given her his full support, and she was due to make our family proud once she becomes the next generation of Goran's lead actress! You were the one who interfered with that, and that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is now gone!"You even spread rumors that she's not Marvin's daughter, which caused such a huge family conflict between us! We're lucky that Marvin gave us another chance and did another DNA test to prove that Sherlyn is the daughter that Marvin and I had! All this just proves that you're merely sowi
When Corinne was about to remove all the posts and microblogs online that illegally exposed her personal information, a user with the ID 'Road To Success' appeared suddenly and excitedly messaged a few emoticons in quick succession.[You're online, master! I need your help with something!] 'Road To Success' was the username used by Sunny.After a series of recent incidents, Corinne had a distaste for the Riveras and replied slightly, [What's the matter?][Road to Success: A friend of mine is being cyberbullied. Could you help me remove all the posts that slander her and expose her personal information? Everything that's written in those posts is fake! I've even mobilized my comrades in the AJ Alliance to hack and delete those posts, but some of them have been set up with advanced defense barriers, and our skills have not yet reached the level of being able to crack such defenses.]Corinne cocked her eyebrow in surprise. 'Why would Sunny—the young man who protected his sister so m
Few people could hack into the backend of such a highly-encrypted system, much less control it remotely like her. 'Who'd do something so risky for me?'[Master! Look! I think that ID did it!] Road To Success discovered that someone was hacking the edited videos that were circulating online of Corinne staging an accident. Within a few seconds, all the videos online were corrupted so they could not be played.Corinne narrowed her eyes and saw the ID of the hacker.Road To Success sent a brash message to that well-known hacker and asked, [May I ask who you are, mighty hero? Why do you want to help Corinne? Do you know her?]The hacker ignored Sunny and remained focused on what he was doing.Corinne came back to her senses, typed a message, and sent it. [Long time no see, Ghostlord.]A few seconds later, the other party replied to her, [Same to you.]That brief exchange of pleasantries came as such a shock to Sunny that he nearly fainted.[Holy moly! Ghostlord? The Ghostlord?! The
Corinne was speechless. Even though they were separated by a screen, she could sense an inexplicably strong aggressiveness similar to that of a wild beast guarding its cubs. It could also be likened to a despot showing his possessiveness.She may have rubbed Ghostlord the wrong way with her question. Hackers were very defensive, and it was normal for them to dislike revealing too much about their offline affairs.Corinne was the one who crossed the line. When she realized that, she decided not to ask any further and changed the subject. [Not at all. I was just asking casually. Will you be going to this year's Global Hacking Summit?][Ghostlord: That depends.]Corinne then typed, [On what? Is something holding you back?][Ghostlord: I'm married. My wife is very strict. It wouldn't be convenient to travel far.]Corinne found it interesting because she did not expect Ghostlord to be such a family man!She replied, [Congratulations! As it happens, I got married recently too.]At th
At the Riveras, Lucas sat leisurely on the chair in front of the dust-free built-in bookshelf and read a book by a foreign author while holding a cup of hot coffee in his other hand.His secretary, Edmund, stood to one side and reported the situation dutifully. "Sir, about those videos and posts online, it's clear that Corinne has been wrongfully accused. Should we clarify to the public on her behalf?"Although Edmund could not understand why Corinne would disrespect his employer, that did not change the fact that Corinne helped the old man on Yonder River's shore the other day. Had she not been around, the old man would have been hurt by that ignorant female internet celebrity.Lucas narrowed his handsome eyes and remembered the arrogant way in which Corinne ignored him. He took a slow sip of coffee and said softly, "She is Jeremy's woman. We don't need to intervene even if something happens."When Edmund heard that, he realized that Lucas was right—the Holdens' scion could not ha
Lucas' face softened when he saw Anya's eyes reddening. He reached out to wipe away the tears that were about to fall from the corners of her eyes and said, "There, there. Don't cry, Anya. I was just asking..."Anya sniffled sadly. "But your tone says otherwise. You sounded so mean…"Lucas sighed with resignation. Then, he continued to patiently explain to her, "Anya, that phone has never left the drawer in my study, but now, there's an edited version of the video posted online to slander Corinne, resulting in a public uproar."I was just going through a standard procedure of making sure no one in our family is the culprit before letting Edmund question the other staff in the household."Do you now understand? And you should know that, as your brother, I'll always trust you a hundred percent, okay?"Anya wiped away her tears and nodded like a little girl. "Okay. If this is the case, it's totally understandable that you'll suspect me, since I'm the only one in this house who has to
While Edmund was on his way to get him, Sunny was spending his time feeling distressed about being kicked out of the deep web by his master, Jade Rabbit. He wanted to access the deep web again but could not, no matter how he tried, because Jade Rabbit had locked up his ID for 48 hours.'Why?!' He banged the keyboard in frustration. He had no choice but to go to VeeTube and other web pages to check the latest development of 'Corinne the scammer incident'.'It's a good thing the cyberbullying post and the videos are all gone. This way, at least, the matter won't spread further, making it worse,' thought Lucas. 'Next, I have to find a way to help Corinne clear up her name. Otherwise, she won't be able to move freely in public places. The angry mob will definitely chase after her if she's recognized… Should I ask Lucas for help?'However, Sunny knew that Lucas was famed for his cold-heartedness and that he would not waste his time on anyone other than himself or other members of the Riv