As Henrick turned around, the person behind him almost bumped into him. He was so startled that he reared back.
"Uncle... Uncle Klein, why aren't you sleeping yet at this hour?" Henrick felt a little guilty. How could he have felt a sense of foreboding seeing his future father-in-law at this time?
Bert's expression was grave when he surveyed Henrick, his eyes screwed up. He snickered. "What's wrong? Aren't you going to do something on the Internet? My daughter is being tracked down by all those people as we speak. If anything happens to her when she goes out tomorrow, you can just get out of her world."
"Of course, of course, Uncle Klein. I'll deal with it in no time. Don't worry, I won't let anyone insult her," Henrick promised.
However, Bert's expression turned even angrier.
"Our Alice has already been insulted, and you are still in the mood to loiter around." Bert really wanted to beat this brat up. He would not hear of his precious daughter being harmed in the slightest.
Henrick gulped.
It turned out that his future father-in-law had also seen what had happened online.
His time of tribulation came knocking on his door at midnight, as luck would have it.
Henrick said, "Dad, I'll get someone to deal with it now."
Henrick ran away.
Which caught Bert unawares.
He shrieked in anger, scowling at Henrick's back, "Who's your dad!"
Henrick only grinned before he ran home without saying a word.
When he met Dr. Harris at the door, he was stunned. "Dr. Harris, you're still up!"
To which he replied, "I can't sleep easily in an unfamiliar place. Which is why you're seeing me here, exercising."
Henrick said, "By all means. I have something else to do."
Carson remarked, "Okay."
Henrick looked at him nodding elegantly. He thought to himself that this Carson must be of an upstanding character.
Later... Henrick would find out that those who looked honest were actually the most un-honest people. Hence, what you saw was not what you got.
Back upstairs, he did not care too much and immediately dialed his brother's mobile phone.
The phone was soon connected.
"Mayday! Mayday!"
Hearing this, Kenneth, who was working, frowned slightly. Looking at the computer's display, he blinked his eyes and asked in a husky voice, "What seems to be the problem? You're so far away from me. How can I save you?"
"Kenneth, someone posted the news about me and Allie on the Internet and it's now trending. This is going to put Allie in harm's way. Could you help me delete all of them?" Henrick's mind was in a mess. He'd brought troubles to Alice, which only served to rub salt in his wound.
After so many years, although he wasn't bothered by these things on the Internet, as long as it was related to Alice and their children, he couldn't ignore them.
Kenneth switched to the computer page and clicked on it. The tags were all made up of Henrick's name.
Kenneth frowned. How could things have played out in this way?
"Ricky, this is only a temporary solution. How are you and Alice faring?"
"Good news: we've just confirmed our relationship today. She is willing to be my girlfriend."
Kenneth replied, "It's good and bad news alike. She will be found out by your fans one day. Tonight, someone deliberately took photos of what happened during the day and posted them on the Internet. Although the photos only show the back, someone will find out before tomorrow morning."
Henrick's face darkened. Thinking about what had happened today, he felt even more upset.
Although he knew that was human nature, he was still boiling inside.
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