Toby’s brows were knitted tightly together as he spoke in an eerily cold tone. “What is the trending topic about?”
“It’s about how Miss Reed isn’t a biological daughter from the Reed Family. The news is out,” Tom replied in an anxious tone.
“What?” Toby straightened his back as his expression turned grim. “Are you saying that the truth is out?”
“Yes.” “How did it happen? Who exposed her?” Toby asked sternly. There were only a few people who knew about the fact that Sonia wasn’t biologically related to the Reed Family. Both Grandma and the Lanes would never reveal such a thing, and the only other people who know about this are Tim and me. I don't think Tim’s the one—he isn’t the type to start troubles with others. Furthermore, he’d never betray Sonia. Something’s wrong here, Toby thought.
Right as Toby was thinking about who might have possibly exposed Sonia, Tom parted his lips to give Toby the answer. “It was Jessica.”
“What? Jessica?” A dangerous look flashed in Toby’s gaze.
Tom nodded. “She was the one who revealed all of this information. She even made posts complaining about how Miss Reed had stolen all of Paradigm Co.’s shares. Furthermore, Jessica started a bunch of rumors online, claiming that Miss Reed bullied her, and that Lina had cheated on Henry and gave birth to Miss Reed after sleeping with another man.
Everyone on the Internet is criticizing Miss Reed now. The news is spreading extremely quickly.”
Toby tightened his grip on his phone as he listened to Tom. By the end of Tom’s sentence, Toby’s grip on his phone was so strong that he looked like he was about to crush the device. There was a threatening aura surrounding his figure. Of course. How could I forget about Jessica? Tim just told me about Jessica sneaking into the hospital’s file storage room a few days ago. He said that she checked Sonia's report, so she may be suspicious of Sonia's identity. I knew Jessica would do something with this information, but I didn’t expect her to act so quickly'.1 thought she’d wait for a while more, but...
Toby was no longer in the mood to hear about this matter, and he punched the bed with a grim look on his face. “I got it. I want you to contact all the major media companies and tell them to cool off the heat surrounding this topic. I also want you to hunt down the company that accepted Jessica’s request to expose Sonia. I want to destroy that company!” His voice had no emotion to it, and his order sent chills down Tom’s spine.
“I got it, President Fuller!” Tom replied in an equally serious tone. Once they got off the call, Toby held his phone in front of him before tapping on one of his browser applications. Perhaps Jessica had pulled some strings to ensure that this topic would trend, for Toby found himself staring at one of the related headlines the moment he opened his browser.
An icy look flashed in his eyes as he tapped on the recommended topic, and a live broadcast started immediately. The live broadcast showed Jessica with a handkerchief in her hand. She was sitting on a couch in an office, and her hair was a complete mess. There were fresh, red slap marks on her cheeks. It was clear that Jessica was trying to show others that she had been slapped. Judging by how swollen her cheeks were, it seemed like the person who hit her had used quite a lot of strength.
At that moment, Jessica was crying and wiping her tears away as she attempted to speak through her sobs. Everything she said had to do with Sonia. Her words reflected what Tom had told Toby earlier—she claimed that Sonia had always been a domineering kid who had never treated her like a sister. “Sonia would criticize and hit me all the time, and I grew up being bullied by her. Although Henry was my father, he had never done anything to help me. In fact, he even supported Sonia in bullying my mom and me.”
Upon finishing her words, Jessica got to her feet and edged her face toward the camera. “Look at this. Sonia was the one who hit me,” Jessica cried in a pitiful tone. “When I found out that Sonia isn’t my father’s biological daughter, I approached her to ask her if it were the truth. However, once I asked her about it, her expression completely changed, and she started slapping and strangling me. She even told me not to tell anyone because she was worried that she’d get exposed for holding onto all of Paradigm Co.’s shares. After all, it’s not nice for someone unrelated to hold all of the shares of the company, so she...”
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