Chapter 396


    When afternoon rolled around, the number of people criticizing Georgina did not decrease. On the


    contrary, their numbers had increased sharply. The stock price of the Crossley Family also fell steadily


    as a result.


    At this time, a media reporter managed to photograph Georgina sneaking into aw firm in disguise.


    Two hourster, her attorney posted an article online iming that all the rumors floating around on the


    Inte were false and considered defamatory. Moreover, the public was asked to stop spreading


    these rumors any further, or they would be held legally responsible for nder and defamation.


    After Georgina''s attorney posted the article, Leanna also used the studio''s official Twitter ount to


    post a statement for rification. She imed that it was true that Karen hade to the shop and


    kicked up a fuss. Therefore, what happened to Louis was not false either. However, there was no


    evidence pointing toward Georgina as the mastermind of the incident.


    The rification ended there. The rest of the content was unrted to her, so making that statement for


    rification was more than enough.


    Afterward, people iming to be Karen''s acquaintances kept stepping forward to reveal more dirty


    secrets. In short, there were all kinds of people who were rted to her.


    In the end, a blogger came forward to summarize and analyze all the information online. They revealed


    that Karen usually relied on swindling and defrauding others for money. She had probably set her


    sights on Leanna''s studio initially, but she failed to obtain any money despite causing such a massive


    scandal. Sheter decided to target Georgina for some reason. That was how she eventually resorted


    to nning such arge-scale fraud and extortion case.


    In truth, they had all been deceived by her.


    This incident remained at the top of the trending news for several hours before everything died down


    quietly, indicating that this matter had blown over. Nevertheless, the discussion amongizens did not


    come to an end.


    ''I have to say; capitalism sure is powerful. They glossed over the entire incident with just a few words.


    But why am I unconvinced by their version of the truth?''


    ''I don''t know about the rest of you, but I sure don''t believe that''s the truth. One person using


    Georgina could be said to be a fraudster, but two? I have not forgotten the incident involving Carlile.


    Does Georgina take us all for fools?''


    ''Yeah, yeah! I remember that incident with Carlile. She also went and kicked up a fuss at McK''s studio.


    In the end, she broke down and spilled the beans when she saw that the Crossley Group was in


    trouble.''


    ''But, why would McK help her rify this matter? That''s pretty strange. Logically speaking, McK''s


    backer is the Pearson Group. Is the Pearson Group afraid of the Crossley Group?''


    ''I think it''s not a matter of fear. The rtionship between the Pearson Group and the Crossley Group is


    veryplicated. Weren''t President Pearson and Georgina engaged in the past? In the end, President


    Pearson canceled the engagement. However, the most shocking thing was that the Crossley Group


    agreed to an engagement with President Pearson''s elder brother shortly after that incident! Hmmm…


    It''s hard to say what is actually going on between them.''


    ''President Pearson has an elder brother? That''s so shocking!''


    ''I don''t think what McK posted can be considered a rification. Did you see how she worded her post?


    There is no evidence! What does that mean? It means that she did not explicitly mention that this


    incident is unrted to Georgina. What she means is that Georgina is too cunning to be caught so


    easily.''


    ''I think so too. I looked back at the photos of the events that Georgina had attended previously. She


    has always been smiling, but she always gave off a sense of pretentiousness. Even if she repeatedly


    tried to get rid of McK, how could she possibly leave behind any evidence of her involvement?''


    ''That woman sure is terrifying. In any case, I won''t believe her, no matter how she tries to exin and


    defend herself. If Karen only kicked up a fuss at McK''s studio for the sake of extorting money, then why


    did she ask her daughter to approach McK''s brother? I don''t believe she has the ability to discover their


    rtionship with each other.''


    ''Hahahaha! It doesn''t matter. It''s enough if everybody knows the truth of the matter. In any case, her


    family is wealthy enough that they can suppress this incident with money. So it''s useless no matter


    what we say. I''m curious to see how long it will take for the Crossley Group to fall. How much longer


    can Georgina keep up that arrogant demeanor?''


    …


    Although theizens continued to discuss this incident on the Inte, this topic did not be one


    of the trending topics again. It was simr to the time when an incident urred at the Crossley Group


    previously. They simply offered up several high-level executives as sacrificial goats, and the incident


    blew over just like that.


    …


    Meanwhile, before Leanna posted her statement in the studio, she had already discussed the matter


    with Zoe. Zoe had supported Leanna''s decision at the time, iming that revenge was best served


    cold. Moreover, she couldn''t help feeling bubbly with glee when she saw how many people were


    cursing at Georgina.


    At this moment, Zoe was scrolling through thements while sipping on her milk tea. "By the way,


    Nana, the incident involving Georgina can be said to have been resolved. But what about The Designer


    Competition?"


    Leanna was in the middle of drawing, and that question made the movement of the brush in her hand


    pause slightly. "Let''s wait a little longer and see."


    Zoe burped loudly. "I believe that Queenie was behind that incident. It''s a sure thing; I can''t be wrong


    about that. But, aside from her, nobody else would do something so morally depraved. In fact, it might


    be that she had nned out everything together with Georgina. The two of them are like-minded


    people, after all."


    When the words left Zoe''s mouth, Leanna opened her mouth to respond. Yet, a knock on the door


    sounded before she could utter a single word. A young woman stuck her head into the room and said,


    "Zoe, Miss McKinney, there are reporters outside asking for an interview."


    At this point, this was the nth wave of reporters who came for an interview that afternoon. Zoe refused


    without even thinking about it. "Send them away."


    Leanna chimed in, "If anybody elsees, just tell them that I''m not here."


    The young woman nodded, then she closed the door and left.


    Zoe sighed and continued toze around on the couch. "As expected, one should never be too


    outstanding. Otherwise, trouble will be just a knock away."


    Leanna smiled but said nothing.


    Among the people who came to interview her, some came because of The Designer Competition, while


    others came because of the incident with Georgina. Regardless of the reason for their arrival, they


    were hoping to dig up an exclusive scoop from her.


    After a while, Leanna took out a document folder from her bag. "Zoe, I''m going out for a bit. I probably


    won''t return tonight."


    Zoe nodded. "Okay. Where are you going?"


    Leanna lowered her head and nced at the documents in her hands. "Thew firm."


    Although she had already signed the document, it was best if she asked Freddie to confirm the


    authenticity of the document. Besides, she felt uneasy holding on to such an important document.


    Hence, she went straight to Freddie after leaving the studio and handed the document to him.


    Freddie looked over the document and said, "There''s nothing wrong with the document. You''ll be a rich


    woman from now on. Congrattions."


    Leanna remained silent. As expected of Aidan''s friends, they are all cut from the same cloth.


    After a short pause, she asked, "Do you know what''s going on at the Pearson Group right now?"


    Even though Aidan had imed that things were going smoothly, she knew that he would not have told


    her the entire truth.


    Freddie leaned back against his chair and sped his hands in front of him. "Old Mr. Pearson


    previously took the opportunity to ce many of his own people in the Pearson Group, so Aidan is


    currently rooting them out of thepany once and for all. That''s not all. These people are also


    connected to many of the well-hidden long-time employees. One can say that everybody in the


    Pearson Group is currently in danger. Tsk. Tsk. The losses suffered by Old Mr. Pearson are extensive.


    They can even say that he has lost everything."


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