“Lawyer?” All the reporters and online viewers were taken aback.
“That’s right. These trolls sullied my reputation. Some netizens posted nasty, unverified accusations against me to win likes. All these had caused me great emotional and psychological distress. I am seeking justice for myself,” Natalie said.
“But that is such a long list of people! Don’t you think you are being too harsh?” A reporter felt she was over-reacting. He reasoned it was just some harmless online comments, so she should not make such a big fuss over it. To him, she was being petty and vengeful.
“What do you mean harsh? I don’t think I am though. Did they remind themselves not to be harsh when they posted all those vile comments?” Natalie retorted with a mirthless smile.
“Ah…” The reporter was tongue-tied.
Natalie looked away from him and addressed the crowd. “Every one of us has to take responsibility for our own actions. They should have borne that in mind when they were happily trolling others. I am not worried about the long list. I will take my time to get to every single one of them.”
Natalie was unyielding. Everyone got the message that she was not someone to mess around with.
Natalie clapped her hands to get all their attention. “Okay, that is all I have for today. The CEO of Thompson Group will be holding his press conference in a short while. Harrison defamed both Mr. Shane and me, so Mr. Shane will be responding to his accusation too. If you are interested, do head over to his press conference.”
Even before she finished her sentence, more than half of the reporters were already rushing out.
The rest had smug smiles on their faces. Obviously, they had colleagues already on-site to cover Shane’s press conference.
At the same time, Joyce ended her call and reported, “Nat, I have informed Mr. Campbell. He said they had already started on their end.”
“Thanks.” Natalie went over to her laptop and log on to Shane’s press conference live stream.
Shane was seated in their conference room. He looked straight in the camera and solemnly announced, “Ms. Natalie had given a very clear explanation, so I shall not go into the details again. From this moment, I will boycott the Smith Group. This is my punishment to Harrison Smith for his defamation.”
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