Chapter 390


    At 11.30PM, just as everyone on the Inte was engrossed in the incident that urred during the


    designer''spetition, a legal letter suddenly materialized and it was unexpectedly meant for


    Georgina.


    Initially, the topic did not trend as someone intentionally kept a lid on the news. Somehow, as it got


    closer to 12.00AM, someonemented below the discussion, revealing that the university student of


    interest mentioned in that legal letter was the provincial championst year.


    As soon as thisment was posted, a lot more students showed interest in this matter. Most of them


    came forward andmented that Georgina was such a lunatic to have gone after a student using


    such despicable methods.


    Furthermore, many of them tagged the official ounts of the press to draw their attention to this


    matter.


    Although it was midnight, the topic was still at the top of the chart as one of the trending topics.


    Furthermore, it was removed from the trending topic several times. Consequently, the crowd who


    usually had nothing much to do but specte on rumors also persisted in refreshing the topic regrly.


    "What the heck! This is exactly what capitalism truly is; look at how it rears its ugly head! They''ve been


    continuously removing the topic from the trending chart andparing it to the incident during the


    designer''spetition. This is clearly the Crossleys'' actions out of their guilty conscience."


    "The person above is right on point. Though the matter has now been blown out of proportion, the


    Pearson Group hasn''t been removing any topic rted to them from the trending charts. Instead, they


    are open and transparent in their actions. Have we been going after the wrong side?"


    "Honestly, I realized that earlier on. Didn''t you all notice that the ones who kicked up a huge fuss were


    actually random, unknown designers? The slightly renowned ones who participated in the design


    competition didn''t utter a single word at all. How dare those who didn''t even qualify to participate in the


    competition have the nerve to spew nonsense!"


    "I think so too. The people earlier were so harsh with their words that I didn''t even dare to say anything.


    If there''s really something wrong with thepetition, then those designers aren''t dumb either. Why


    would they have kept mum and tolerated the injustice? Some people just hold grudges against the rich


    and that''s why they continue to harp on about the issue."


    "Well, honestly speaking, I really enjoy every single product designed by McK. The ''First Love'' series


    she designed back then was so popr that I bought every single piece in that series. I''m in love with


    all of them."


    "I''m an ex-staff of Lux Jewelry and I''m here to reveal some insider scoop. In the past, President


    Pearson had, in fact, intended to help McK by arranging for the best resources in the fashion world for


    her, but McK didn''t even hesitate in rejecting him. So, this rumor about how President Pearson


    organized thispetition to boost McK''s poprity is just in nonsense!"


    "Hmm. Hahaha. I reckon that President Pearson isn''t someone like that either. If he really wanted to


    provide McK with anything, he would have just done it directly. There''s no need for him to resort to all


    these unnecessary measures. Do you guys really think that he''s got nothing else better to do?"


    Despite these pertinent statements, there were plenty of objecting statements too, but the situation and


    thements had clearly improvedpared to previously.


    On the other hand, Georgina''s social media ount was swamped byments.


    "Crossley Group had just gone through such a major incident earlier on. Do they really think that the


    people on the Inte have no recollection at all? They should really just keep a low profile and stop all


    this nonsense. How dare they actually go after a university student! How heartless can they get, huh?"


    "Hahaha. Actually, I''m not surprised to hear that Georgina did something like this because the incident


    previously was such a major issue that it caused casualties, yet it was merely resolved by shifting the


    me to a few management-level staff. Crossley Group is totally rotten to the core, so how could one


    possibly expect them to do anything with conscience?"


    "Oh my gosh! I just saw this viral topic. The provincial champion was from our school. He''s not only the


    ultimate top student, but he''s also extremely good-looking!"


    "On a side note, does anyone have a photo of him?"


    Soon, someone posted a photo of Louis'' side profile while he was in ss.


    "Sh*t! Georgina Crossley should rot in hell! How dare she use such despicable methods against my


    future husband! Ahhh! This is so frustrating!"


    "His looks are out of this world! My gosh! I really want him as my husband!"


    "Those two above, are you guys alright??"


    "Oh my God! I''m so pained by this. That poor boy there is so pitiful, despite being so good-looking and


    talented. He''s so unlucky to have encountered Georgina!"


    "Little boy, you''re so good-looking. Why don''t you enter the entertainment industry if you ever find


    yourself out of a job? I''d be your number one fan and do anything at all for you!"


    Due to the surge in this post, this topic once again hit the charts and the system suffered a backlog,


    rendering the topic unremovable.


    In just one night, Crossley Group''s share prices plunged dramatically and dropped to the lowest point


    ever.


    Meanwhile at Pearson Group, Gordon was indignantly requesting for Aidan to provide an exnation in


    front of the other shareholders when Jonathan rushed into the room. "President Pearson, Old Mr.


    Pearson, fellow shareholders, the situation on the Inte is finally under control."


    As soon as everyone heard that, not only was Gordon shocked, even Aidan—who had an indifferent


    expression on his face—turned to look at Jonathan.


    Gordon maintained hisposure. "How?"


    Beforeing over, he had made the necessary arrangements that the situation would only escte


    further under his n, so there was no way that things could get under control.


    Jonathan responded, "Uh… It wasn''t something that we did, but something that happened, which drew


    everyone''s attention."


    Gordon frowned upon hearing that. "What is it?"


    Jonathan did not borate further on the exact situation and merely said, "Something happened to the


    Crossleys."


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    At that moment, Aidan''s indifferent voice rang out. "Do you all think that it is necessary to continue


    holding this shareholders'' meeting?"


    Inside therge conference room, everyone exchanged awkward looks with each other, but none of


    them dared to utter anything unnecessarily. The entire ce was so quiet that one could practically


    hear a pin drop.


    Suddenly, Gordon held himself up with the cane. "The issue that the Crossleys are facing has nothing


    to do with us. You need to exin your misdeed."


    At that point, Aidan snorted. "My misdeed?"


    Then, he scanned the room casually. "What did I do wrong? This is quite ridiculous and there''s nothing


    concrete at all. It''s all just spection. Do you guys seriously believe the nonsense on the Inte and


    come herete at night to interrogate me?"


    The crowd lowered their heads further and none of them dared to catch his eyes.


    Yet, Gordon added, "Thements on the Inte aren''t unfounded, though. Otherwise, why did you


    select the runner-up instead of the champion for thatpetition? Isn''t it quite obvious that you''ve


    secretly pulled some strings?"


    "Why else could that have happened? Well, obviously it was because she deserved the champion


    position." Aidan replied nonchntly, "If I had intended to pull some strings, then I could have just


    easily handed over Pearson Group to her. I wouldn''t merely give her the exclusive rights to the


    International Fashion Week."


    As soon as Aidan said that, the originally quiet conference room descended into a chilling silence. The


    hearts of those present thudded hard against their chests.


    Naturally, Gordon lost his temper as expected and he stood up straight before banging the conference


    table with his fist. "Do you even know what you''re talking about? You! You''re too…"


    In contrast to his furious look, Aidan appeared to have regained hisposure. "It was just a figure of


    speech and I didn''t give her anything. After all, she refused to ept half of the shares I owned when I


    tried to transfer it to her back then."


    As soon as Gordon heard that, he was so enraged to the point where he could not help taking two


    steps back. At that point, he looked as if he was about to copse any second now.