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“Thank you. I’m doing good.” Josephine pulled a forceful smile. However, much to her dismay, she ran into Tori just as she left the elevator, and it was inevitable that Tori would have a few words to say to Josephine.
“Is what they say on the internet true, Jacobson? Did you really take licentious photos for money in the past?” Tori questioned with crossed arms. “Are you a part of this?” Josephine looked up and interrogated. “What are you talking about?!”
“I’m asking you if you have anything to do with my scandal on the internet,” Josephine reiterated, which caused Tori to snort disdainfully and retort, “What are you trying to say, Jacobson? Are you saying I’m the one behind this? Would I even need to slander you, given my ability?!”
Josephine quirked a brow in response. “You better have nothing to do with this, or I’ll have you expelled from the broadcasting industry,” she declared intimidatingly.
However, Tori burst into laughter and ridiculed, “You? Kick me out? Whom do you think you’re kicking down when you’re already in deep sh*t yourself! Mr. Quarles has probably seen those photos, hasn’t he? I wonder if he finds you revolting.”
“You better mark my words, Josephine warned. “If you are involved in this, tell me now and confess to the police yourself before I turn you in.”
Tori turned grim. She had an illusion that the issue was severe when she looked at Josephine’s expression, but she knew that she was merely being threatened into admitting the truth. As if she can scare me!
‘Josephine, I sympathize with you, but there’s nothing I can do. If you don’t take care of yourself, don’t blame others for wanting to take you down. Pray that you survive this!”
With that, Tori walked away, but just as she did, Josephine clasped her wrist and pulled her back. “What do you want?” Tori growled.
Josephine held her tightly and sneered, “I know you and Katrina have teamed up to attack me. I don’t have the proof yet, but I will find it. By then, you better not come begging on your knees.”
The young woman had an indescribable sense of dominance, and it sent chills down Tori’s spine. For a moment, she thought Josephine might actually get her way.
At that, Tori wrested her arm away and sneered. “You better not speak out of turn without evidence, Jacobson.” “Oh, I will have the evidence, Josephine declared and walked away.
Tori couldn’t help frowning in response. She hoped Katrina had done a clean job and not given Josephine any chances of finding any evidence, or Katrina, that big mouth, would certainly sell her out once they investigated her.. Even if Tori didn’t do anything, she was still an accomplice.
As such, she went straight to Katrina’s office. “Tori!” Katrina exulted triumphantly upon seeing Katrina. “Did you see it? The whole internet is condemning Josephine now. We’ve done it!”
“Good job,” Tori praised. “Of course, I, Katrina Sullivan, have always been reliable. Tori, you have to recommend me when the time comes!”
“Relax, I can only send you up after Josephine comes down. However, I ran into Josephine just now. She seems confident about finding evidence. You didn’t leave anything behind, did you?”
“How can I?! Trust me, she won’t be able to find anything even if she gets the police involved. Besides, does she even have that kind of ability?! If anything, Mr. Quarles might be questioning her now! Then again, he’s not in the country, so he can only question her on the phone.” “Mr. Quarles is not in the country?”
“Yeah! My brother-in-law said he’s away and won’t be back for a month or two.” At that, Katrina mused, With Mr. Quarles gone, Josephine will have absolutely no support!
Tori, on the other hand, eased up after having Katrina’s reassurance. Then again, Josephine sounded very confident. “Tori, you don’t look very happy. What are you afraid of?” Katrina asked, sensing that Tori still had some concerns.
“Me? No, I’m over the moon. I’m going to head back to my office. You keep an eye on the situation, alright?” “I’m not only going to keep an eye on it but also hire an army to belabor her!” Katrina busied herself with the incident. She didn’t want to do anything for the day except watch this episode unfold.
Soon after Tori left, Ivanka’s call came. “Ivanka, you saw it too, right?! It’s all thanks to you! Jacobson’s reputation is ruined for good!” “Naturally. Don’t forget who your sister is.” Ivanka gloated, for she was the one who came up with the idea..
“Hey, Ivanka, Josephine came to me earlier. She still looks pretty smug.” “Don’t worry. She won’t be for long. You’ll be able to take her place soon enough and make Mom and Dad prouder.” “I will also marry well so that Mom and Dad will be happy for me.” Katrina could already see a promising future.
Meanwhile, Josephine had already driven to her grandfather’s house. She didn’t talk this over with her parents, for she was seriously beyond furious for the first time. Her parents forbade her from using her grandfather’s connections.
However, this time, she wanted the culprit to suffer the worst consequence immediately. As such, she related the incident stoically to Peter, who lost his cool and slammed the table. “They what?!”
“Take it easy, Grandpa. Now, I just want to find the culprit and see that they receive the legal sanctions they deserve. At that, Peter grabbed his phone and made at call, ordering, “Come to my place at once.”
A dozen or so minutes later, a commanding man appeared and greeted Peter deferentially. “What seems to be the problem, sir?” “Mr. Finneas.’ Josephine was familiar with the man, Finneas Lind, who immediately became gentle upon seeing her. “Oh, I didn’t see you there, Joey!’
“Joey is facing a cyberbullying attack. Someone has used her photos to create some obscene pictures and post them online. I need you to find out about this before tonight and calm things down.” “Since you asked, I shall see to the end of it. Rest assured, I’ll get to the bottom of it by eight tonight.”
“Thank you, Mr. Finneas.” “Leave this to me, Joey. I won’t let anyone bully you. I’ll have them pay the price,” Finneas promised Josephine before heading off to investigate the incident. “Forget about going to work today. Spend some time with me here and wait for Finneas’ update.”
“Okay!” At this point, the internet was buzzing over Josephine’s scandal. Many even dug up Josephine’s affairs in the company, especially exaggerating how she seduced Ethan, ruining her image for good.
The person attacking most aggressively was naturally Katrina, who spared no expense in buying traffic to promote the incident just so that the whole world would know about this.
The netizens, too, played their roles as cyberbullies unabashedly, expressing their viewpoint on this scandal without reserve. Some men even posted lewd comments.
At this point, Katrina was only waiting for Josephine’s news broadcast the following day to see how far her ratings would drop or how the company would receive overwhelming complaint calls from the public. The whole world will certainly want Josephine to step down, and by then, the company will have a word with her regarding the company’s image and cancel the program for the time being!
However, unknown to Katrina, someone had already stepped in. A highly experienced team had already located the IP address of the earliest post and traced it to the computer technician Katrina contacted.
The man was still playing video games when the police barged in. He was petrified, and he confessed at once when the police pulled Josephine’s photo out.
“It’s me. I superimposed these photos. I’m sorry!” “Who asked you to do it? Tell the truth!” “It’s a young woman. She was wearing a face mask when we met up, so I don’t know what she really looks like either. But… But I have her bank account number. You guys will know once you check!”
The man was taken away, and very quickly, the police identified a young woman by the name of Katrina Sullivan following the bank account. number provided. They also found out she worked in the same TV station as Josephine. With that, the police dispatched six of its members to seize her.
Alas, the oblivious young woman was still celebrating her victory and was about to invite some colleagues to hang out when she received a call from the hacker. In the phone call, he asked to meet up in the garden outside her company for something important.
Katrina got restless, so she rushed to their rendezvous point at once. However, she didn’t see the man. Instead, several cops in casual clothing pinned her on the ground as soon as she appeared.
“Ah! Who are you people?! Let me go!” Katrina screamed in panic, thinking she was being kidnapped. Just then, one of the officers showed their badge to Katrina and said, ‘We’re the police. Come with us.” “W-What are you arresting me for?!” Katrina widened her eyes with incredulity. “What crime have I committed?!”
“Do you really not know?” The young woman’s head went blank. Never had she thought the police would find her in less than three hours of the photos being posted. Finally, it dawned on her that she had committed a very serious offense.
Meanwhile, Peter was attending to his vegetable patch, and Josephine was helping him water the plants when the elder’s phone. rang. “Hello?” He answered the call.
“It’s been sorted out, sir. We’ve found the culprit. It’s Josephine’s colleague, Katrina Sullivan.” “Good, that’s settled then. Please issue a statement on the internet as soon as possible.”
“We will, sir.” At that, Peter ended the call and turned to his dear granddaughter. “They’ve found the culprit. It’s your colleague-Katrina Sullivan.” The answer was well within Josephine’s expectations, and she snorted. “I knew it!”
Inside the police station, Katrina covered her face, blinded by the suddenly glaring lights. Her makeup was smudged at this point, and her face was ghastly pale as she gazed fearfully at the interrogators. “Will I be sentenced for this? How many years will I get?”
“Ten years and above if it’s severe.” “What?!” Katrina nearly passed out. She closed her eyes as tears fell like a never-ending waterfall, confessing. “I didn’t mean to do it! I was just jealous of Josephine. I didn’t intentionally want to ruin her reputation. I… I just acted impulsively.”
“It’s useless to say that now. You better confess. When did you start planning the crime?” “It wasn’t me. I didn’t initiate it. I never intended to harm her. Someone incited me!’ “Who is it?”
“Tori. Tori Alford, the seven o’clock news anchor at our station. She called me into her office and incited me, saying that she would recommend me as a news anchor if I ruined Josephine. I was influenced and committed this crime.” Katrina confessed everything.
She finally realized how wicked Tori was. She is the one jealous of Josephine, yet she incited me to commit the crime while she achieved her goal by just moving her lips. Now, I am the guilty one, while Tori is free of any charges.
“Can I please talk to Josephine?” Katrina still wishfully thought she could talk to Josephine, ask for her forgiveness, and deal with the incident privately. “Do you not get it, Sullivan? You’ve committed a crime. This is no longer between you two.”
Oh, how Katrina rued the day. Her mind was blank at this point. It was Tori’s incitement and Ivanka’s suggestion that formed the incident. However, she ended up being the one to pay the price.
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