Chapter 479 Get a lot of Care
No more online drama, and Twitter's trending topics were just entertainment stuff, probably thanks to Alex's influence.
Katherine had a bunch of unread messages on her social media. She started going through them.
Teresa had the most messages.
Katherine opened Teresa's chat.
[Katherine, did you and Alex get home?]
[Katherine! Your issue is blowing up again!]
[Someone moved today's trending topics to international forums!]
[Katherine, the mother and daughter accusing you are live streaming on a foreign app, crying! Check it out!]
She sent a link.
Katherine clicked it and saw Camlia and Fern, who had caused a scene at the Melville family today, now live streaming.
Camlia was tearfully talking about the 'unfair treatment' Fern faced.
Fern, like the Melville family, kept her head down, sobbing.
Tens of thousands were watching, and the comments were flying, full of angry netizens.
[Is the Melville Group really oppressing regular folks like this?]
[Evil capitalists!]
[The SAT is the only way for us to change our fate, and now the rich are exploiting it!]
[This is outrageous! If this can't trend here, we'll make it trend internationally. We need justice for Fern!]
[Yeah! We can't let this die down!]
Then a netizen named 'Teresa' chimed in with a different view: [Stop talking nonsense! Katherine wasn't even married into the Melville family when she took the SAT. Why would they help a stranger?]
[You're defending the Melville family so much. Are you one of their paid shills?]
Teresa: [Get lost!]
[Look at her! She starts cursing when exposed!]
Teresa: [You brainless fools are being manipulated and don't even know it! Have you ever thought that Katherine was also a poor student from the countryside? How could she have such power?]
[We're all unrelated people. Who could be manipulating us? I think you're the one being used! How much are you getting paid to defend the Melville family and Katherine? Share the wealth!]
[Yeah, share the wealth! Count me in!]
Luckily, another rational netizen spoke up: [I went to high school with Katherine. I remember she was the school beauty, a well-behaved girl with no scandals, and always top of the class! She did skip classes often tho.]
[Skipping classes but still top of the class? Doesn't that sound fishy? If what you're saying is true, it means Katherine's grades were already fake! If you're lying, then you're one of the paid shills!]
[I'm not! I'm just stating what I know!]
[Why would Katherine skip classes? Was she out looking for men?]
[I think so too! What good girl skips classes often?]
Teresa: [Fuck off!]
[Look, she's getting mad again!]
[Could she be Katherine herself?]
Teresa: [Keep dreaming.]
After watching the livestream comments for a bit, Katherine knew 'Teresa' was indeed Teresa.
She exited the livestream and messaged Teresa: [Get some rest. Don't waste your breath on them.]
Teresa quickly replied: [But Katherine, I'm so angry! They don't even know the situation and they're talking about you like that!]
Katherine: [Truth fears no questions. Just ignore them.]
Teresa sent a frustrated emoji, and Katherine didn't reply. She opened the group chat below Teresa's avatar.
Frank: [Katherine, what's going on? Why is your SAT issue suddenly being attacked?]
Ambrosia: [Katherine's status as a National Merit Scholar is indisputable. Everyone knew she was a top student back then!]
Frank: [Exactly! Those trending topics are nonsense! They say Katherine took someone's spot at Janetrick University. Actually, the president personally recruited her!]
Katherine replied: [Rumors drown out the truth.]
Frank texted: [Katherine, who are those crying people in the livestream? The Melville Group's stock is plummeting because of this. The impact is bigger than I thought!]
Katherine: [It's a high school classmate and her mother. They couldn't have caused such a stir on their own; someone must be helping them manipulate public opinion online.]
Frank: [Katherine, what should we do now? With your technological means, taking down those posts would be a piece of cake!]
Katherine thought for a moment and replied: [No need to take them down, let it develop and see what happens. Frank, have you been keeping an eye on the Galatea family recently?]
Frank: [The Galatea family? Since you cut ties with them, I haven't paid attention to them. Why? Is this related to the Galatea family?]
Katherine: [Keep a close watch on the Galatea family for the next few days. See who they're in contact with and report any findings to me immediately.]
Frank: [Got it!]
Ambrosia: [Katherine, are you okay at the Melville family? Is Alex taking it out on you?]
The Melville Group's stock had taken a huge hit because of this, and as the central figure, it was hard not to be blamed.
Katherine: [Don't worry, I'm fine. He's not that unreasonable.]
Ambrosia: [That's good. Katherine, if the Melville family dares to mistreat you, come back home!]
Katherine replied with one word: [Okay.]
Ambrosia and Frank were not just her subordinates but also her family, who had grown up with her through countless hardships.
Exiting the group chat, the next unread message was from Jonathan.
Thinking of Jonathan's mischievous, troublemaking face, she didn't want to open his message but eventually did.
[Katherine, are you okay? Is the Melville family giving you a hard time? If you need any help, just let me know!]
For once, Jonathan didn't make a cheeky remark.
But Katherine didn't plan to reply to him. However, Alex, who had just come out of the shower, saw Jonathan's message.
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