Netizens had always been fickle.Even if Liam and the jerry-building incident was trending at the moment, something else would trend in its place in a couple of days.Moreover, the jerry-building was a fabricated crime!And if Liam were to turn the tables, his first move would be against Dolton Group!As such, Ellery had to stop focusing on Liam to prevent that. He took his father's advice and analysis, utilizing all his family connections as well as a huge sum of money to bail Dwight out of lockup.Though he was doing everything he could and enforcing preventive measures for Dolton Group, he remained completely oblivious.After all, Liam did not have to make a move at all—it was not just Ellery's keyboard warriors but several reliable PR officers from Luther Corporation who were directing online sentiment as well.As they fought to a stalemate over the next few days, Ellery decided he could not wait and recruited more keyboard warriors, intent on scandalizing Luther Corporati
Just days ago, the network around the Doltons' residence had been cut off. It was no surprise now that they did not receive any calls!Though Liam immediately came to mind, Ellery and the rest of the Doltons were now helpless at this critical juncture, let alone did they confront him.Quickly coming to an agreement, Ellery and Dwight decided to wait out the storm while pulling strings with every connection they had.Meanwhile, in a spacious office, Jerry was grasping at straws despite all the concrete evidence against him.Crying like a baby, he abandoned all dignity as he pleaded to Mark Charlton, the municipal chairman, "Please, give me a chance, Mr. Charlton! I-I just can't stand Liam Luther. That's why I had him incriminated! Everything they're saying online isn't true—I'm not on anyone's payroll! Please, I apologize… I know I was wrong, so give me a chance! Didn't I serve loyally at your side for years? I promise to make up for my mistake!"While deliberate defamation was a
Liam and Gwyneth arrived at the hotel where they would be having dinner with Mark, with Mark himself arriving soon after they did.Seeing the assortment of luxury dishes on the table, he smiled in wry amusement. "Come now, Liam. Your grandfather and I are old friends, and this whole mess was nothing major. A couple of normal dishes would be fine—you don't have to go that far."If anything, he should be the one treating Liam and his wife to dinner—he would not have seen the true ambitions of the man he personally groomed otherwise.Sighing subtly, Mark took his seat and turned toward Gwyneth. "And you must be Gwyneth, Liam's wife?""Guilty as charged. Good evening, Mr. Charlton." Gwyneth smiled elegantly as their eyes met, keeping down the hem of her skirt as she rose."Wonderful." Mark nodded in admiration before throwing Liam a pointed look. "I've been hearing rumors that Liam spoils his wife to bits, and I was actually skeptical. Now that I've met you, I must admit that you woul
Jerry's arrest led to Liam's acquittal regarding the jerry-building incident. With the municipal council having no reason to keep suspending the Elderville tourism development project, Frank was duly informed, and construction efforts resumed right away.Still, that meant the end of Luther Corporation's employees paid leaves, and things might get busier from now on.Meanwhile, Dwight and Ellery somehow found out that Sebastian Luther and Mark were old friends even in hiding. As they connected the dots, they finally came to a realization.To think that they had been scheming day and night to push Liam over the brink… in reality, they only fell into the pit Liam had dug from the very start!Every member of the Dolton family was left fuming, with Trent rushed to the hospital from sheer aggravation.Naturally, Dwight and Ellery were absolutely frustrated—all that money spent recruiting keyboard warriors to post fabricated dirt on Liam and leading the hate campaign against Liam only al
Gwyneth's brow furrowed, a flicker of jealousy and displeasure that she did not notice herself showing in her eyes just then.On the other end, Root was still ranting with righteous indignation, "Ms. Glen, Callie's clearly jumping on the bandwagon to bring attention to herself. Should I shut her down?"There was no issue with that, but…Twirling her phone in her hand, Gwyneth asked nonchalantly, "What has Liam said?""Nothing…" Root trailed off, dumbfounded as he wondered if he should suggest that Liam might not be aware.Nonetheless, Gwyneth's displeasure flared at Root's words. "Why are you worried if he hasn't said anything? And how can you tell that he isn't fine with people leaping up his bandwagon?""Ms. Glen…"Root felt a headache right then. He wanted to tell her that Liam was not that sort of person, but Gwyneth cut him off ruthlessly before he could finish his sentence.On the other hand, Gwyneth picked up her mouse, hesitant if she should check the trending topics
Wanda's eyes lit up after the person on the other end spoke, and she quickly said "Really? Someone sent flowers? I'll come downstairs right now!"It had to Liam—there was no need to even think about it!It seemed that Liam was not at all dense and at least understood the principle of sweet-talking his upset wife.Considering the prospect of wiping the scowl off Gwyneth's face and improving her mood, Wanda—being the caring personal assistant that she was—excitedly headed to the front desk. However, a card that lay among the flowers somehow escaped her notice as she carried the bouquet into Gwyneth's office.Gwyneth was still down in the dumps and could not smile even as Wanda surprised her with the bouquet. "Why are you bringing flowers into my office? Who sent those?""I'm not sure," Wanda said, pausing for a moment before adding pointedly, "The front desk receptionist said she was in the washroom and couldn't see who it was… but I'm guessing it's Mr. Luther. I mean, who else wo
Parking his expensive car pompously downstairs, Liam alighted and strode into AMC Group's headquarters, heading straight for the elevator.Wanda, who just happened to be instructing the front desk receptionist to watch out for who was sending the flowers, saw him. She tried to stop Liam since Gwyneth was having a meeting, but to no avail.When Liam barged into Gwyneth's room—opening the door violently when he did—Gwyneth just happened to be listening to the shareholders report AMC's financial standing with a serious look.Nonetheless, the solemn atmosphere was cut short without precedent, taking a turn for eeriness as Liam stood at the doorway, his expression contorted with jealousy.The shareholders all traded glances—what was the CEO of Luther Corporation doing here?One of them rubbed his nose and tactfully leaned toward Gwyneth, asking under his breath, "Ms. Glen, shall we step out for a moment to allow you and Mr. Luther some privacy?" Gwyneth's eyelid twitched as she purse
In the end, Gwyneth and Liam simply cared too much about each other. There would not have been a misunderstanding otherwise, and now that they had vented their feelings and the misunderstanding was over, it was time to deal with the actual problem.Liam personally tweeted an official statement that he had no relations with Callie. He rarely tweeted anything aside from official business. The fact that he did this made obvious he really did not want anything to do with Callie.While Callie's fans could tell that things were going awry and started to flame Liam, the public's judgment remained sound. It was obvious Callie was given a slap in the face after she tried to take advantage of Liam's hype, and everyone who wanted to see her humiliated—be it antis or fans of other actresses—leapt to action, ridiculing Callie for being thick-skinned.Callie was hence dropped into the heart of the storm, with a bull's eye painted on her without giving any time for her PR team to resolve the iss