Love’s Change of Heart novel 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 a law firm in disguise.

Two hours later, her attorney posted an article online claiming that all the rumors floating around on the Internet 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 slander and defamation.

After Georgina's attorney posted the article, Leanna also used the studio's official Twitter account to post a statement for clarification. She claimed that it was true that Karen had come 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 clarification ended there. The rest of the content was unrelated to her, so making that statement for clarification was more than enough.

Afterward, people claiming to be Karen's acquaintances kept stepping forward to reveal more dirty secrets. In short, there were all kinds of people who were related 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. She later decided to target Georgina for some reason. That was how she eventually resorted to planning such a large-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 among netizens 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 accusing 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 clarify 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 relationship between the Pearson Group and the Crossley Group is very complicated. 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 clarification. 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 unrelated 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 explain 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 relationship 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?'

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Although the netizens continued to discuss this incident on the Internet, this topic did not become one of the trending topics again. It was similar to the time when an incident occurred 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, claiming 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 the comments 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 planned 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 else comes, just tell them that I'm not here."

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

Zoe sighed and continued to laze 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 glanced at the documents in her hands. "The law 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. Congratulations."

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 claimed that things were going smoothly, she knew that he would not have told her the entire truth.

Freddie leaned back against his chair and clasped his hands in front of him. "Old Mr. Pearson previously took the opportunity to place many of his own people in the Pearson Group, so Aidan is currently rooting them out of the company 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."

"Then… what about Aidan?"