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“What's the matter?” Natalie asked while yawning. She sat up and opened her eyes, settling her blurry gaze on the
floor.
Joyce was sat before the television, feet tapping anxiously against the ground. “Everyone online is attacking you
right now!”
“Attacking me?” Natalie was fully awake now. Her eyebrows scrunched closer into a frown.
“Yeah, I just found out.”
Joyce continued, “Your scumbag of a dad held a press conference. He said that you got extremely jealous that
Jasmine was previously engaged to Mr. Shane, because you liked him too. So, you brought up the whole plagiarism
thing to destroy Jasmine's reputation. Your dad also said that you were the reason they broke off their
engagement.”
“What?” Natalie's lips parted slightly in shock.
It wasn't hard for Joyce to imagine her reaction. Joyce sighed and said, “Go watch it for yourself. The press
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtconference was at seven this morning. Even though it's over now, you can stream the recordings online.”
“Okay, I'll watch it right away.”
Natalie hung up. She tapped on the browser and searched for the recordings Joyce mentioned.
The video popped up within seconds.
Natalie clicked on it. The recording showed Harrison in front of the camera. His face burned red with fury as he
condemned Natalie for coming in between Jasmine and Shane. He said that Natalie swayed Shane's feelings for
Jasmine, that she also convinced Shane to cancel his engagement with Jasmine.
Underneath the ten-minute-long video were ruthless comments made by netizens. Their words held more malice
compared to Harrison's.
Natalie scrolled down and saw only a sea of slandering comments against her.
I should have guessed it. No wonder Jasmine got along well with everyone else during the competition, but not
Natalie. Not only did Natalie seduce her fiancé, but she also caused him to call off their engagement! I'd hate her
too if I were in Jasmine's shoes.
Yeah! I can't believe I worshipped her and thought she has a rare talent for design... What's so good about talent if
she's a horrible person and steals someone else's man? Seeing her face makes me uncomfortable... She looks like
a scheming vixen!
They share the same family name, but Natalie is more foul-hearted than Jasmine. Although Jasmine was wrong for
plagiarizing, Natalie shouldn't have exposed her on the spot like that. She clearly wants to obliterate Jasmine's
career in the fashion industry by ensuring that Jasmine's reputation is irreparable. How awful!
Seeing such harsh comments, Natalie's body shook with anger.
She bit the insides of her cheeks. Closed the webpage, she returned to her call history and dialed Harrison's
number.
It was as if Harrison had anticipated her to contact him. He answered as soon as their call connected.
In the Smith family's villa, he lounged on the luxurious, cushioned sofa. He held a cigar in one hand and his phone in
the other as he spoke calmly, “Hello?”
“What are you up to, Harrison Smith?” Natalie clutched white-knuckled on her phone and yelled. She didn't even
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmbother to address him as “dad”.
Despite being called by his name, Harrison wasn't upset. He chuckled amusedly, “You forced my hand, Nat. I had no
other choice. You refused to withdraw charges against Susan and against Jas too. I wanted to ask you nicely, but I
knew you'd never agree to it, so...”
“So you held a press conference. You spread lies that I broke Jasmine and Mr. Shane up. All to turn the public
against me so that I'd be forced to withdraw my lawsuit. Isn't that right?” Natalie interrupted and her eyes had
reddened out of anger. She had already figured out his motives.
Harrison flicked the ashes off his cigar. “Yes, Nat. I assume you're contacting me because you saw the hateful
comments online? How about this. As long as you agree to withdraw charges and falsify your testimony to Jas'
benefit, or if you opt to be absent from court altogether, then I'll help suppress these online hate discussions
against you.”
Natalie scoffed loudly. She was rather amused as she responded sarcastically, “I wasn't born yesterday. Did you
really think you can fix such huge damages to my brand with so little effort?”
What you put on the internet stays there forever. People will never forget this scandal.
Even if Harrison suppresses everything, so what then? Her reputation had sunk to the bottom of the ocean. People
already have the impression that she's a shameless mistress who broke up a couple.
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