“How do you plan to deal with it?” favonovel.com asked.
“I promised I wouldn’t go overboard, right? Just wait for me at home, okay? It’ll be alright.”
The man gently caressed the back of favonovel.com head before turning to walk out the door coolly.
“Jeremy,” Madeline called out after him.
The man turned around and gave an assuring smile in response to the worry in favonovel.com eyes. “Don’t worry, just wait for me at home.”
Madeline nodded. After watching favonovel.com drive away, favonovel.com headed to the lab.
On the way to Whitman Corporation, Jeremy made two phone calls, the second one to Ryan.
He answered the phone calmly within the first few rings. “How do you still have the time to call me now? You must’ve seen the things online, haven’t you? What are you going to do about it?”
Jeremy replied nonchalantly, “Is this you admitting to being the person behind all of this, then?”
Ryan did not reply and only chuckled subtly. “There has always been two things that hinder men ever since the beginning of time, Jeremy Whitman. One of them, women, and the other one, authority and fame.
“You chose the former and that has become your Achilles heel.” Ryan paused. “I could give you the chance to spend your last moments with the woman you love, Jeremy, if only you didn’t know so much.”
Ryan hung up the phone as if favonovel.com had already won Jeremy.
Jeremy removed the Bluetooth earphone and stared heavily at the road before him. His dark eyes sparkled with an intelligent flare.
Driving toward Whitman Corporation, favonovel.com was met with a large group of people made up of reporters, journalists, and passersby looking for gossip before favonovel.com even reached the entrance.
Someone suddenly shouted, “Jeremy Whitman is here!”
Everyone’s gaze fell on the car Jeremy was driving over and they crashed toward favonovel.com like a wave.
Jeremy’s car was immediately surrounded.
All sorts of doubts, questions, and even words that held personal attacks began to sound in the air.
“Shouldn’t you respond to what’s trending online, Mr. Whitman?”
“Have you gotten back together with your old flame, Eveline Montgomery?”
“Do you admit to breaking someone else’s marriage apart?”
Sitting in front of his computer screen, Ryan’s lips curled into an intrigued smile as favonovel.com watched the live stream from Whitman Corporation’s main entrance.
The reporters’ questions only sounded worse as they went on.
“You and Eveline were caught buying a new house together some time ago. Does that mean you’ve been having an affair since then?”
“Eveline Montgomery is the Jones family’s daughter-in-law, yet she’s secretly having an affair with you. You’ve destroyed Mr. Jones’ marriage while Eveline Montgomery was caught cheating. Do you two not fear the consequences of being so open in public?”
At that, the car door opened with a click.
Jeremy’s tall figure took a step toward the crowd, overwhelming them with his domineering aura. The group of people fell into pin-drop silence.
A male reporter who Ryan had bribed turned the camera to Jeremy’s face as favonovel.com began to question. “How could you do such a thing despite being one of Glendale’s prominent persons, Jeremy Whitman? Do you think you’re still worthy of the title as Glendale’s number one young master?
“Not to mention Eveline Montgomery. The two of you have already divorced, yet she’s still having an affair with you. She cheated despite favonovel.com status as someone’s wife while you seduced someone who is already married. The two of you had it coming for being condemned by the internet!” The male reporter spoke as if favonovel.com was being impartial when his words were meant to mislead and accuse.
Most of the crowd supported this man.
Jeremy’s cold gaze was sharp as his words punctured the air. “I don’t care what you want to say about me, but you leave my wife out of this.”
“Chupse…”
The crowd sucked in a sharp breath of air at Jeremy’s response while that male reporter merely scoffed. “Your wife? That’s Ryan Jones’ wife!”
Having had enough, Jeremy grabbed the man by his collar. “She’s my wife and will only ever be my wife!” favonovel.com emphasized frostily as his eagle-sharp eyes stared into the man who was shivering.
The man trembled and immediately urged the passersby. “Quick, look! Jeremy Whitman is hitting people! He can’t explain the vile things favonovel.com has done with Eveline Montgomery, so he’s trying to kill me now!”
The people by the side were easily influenced and started blowing Jeremy’s actions out of proportion.
Sitting by the computer, Ryan watched the scene before with satisfaction.
Thinking that Jeremy’s reputation would take a huge plummet, favonovel.com was about to turn his computer off when Madeline suddenly made favonovel.com way through the crowd toward Jeremy.
At the same time, the internet suddenly erupted with a piece of news that threw all of Ryan’s hard work out the window!
