Chapter 84 Victoria Becomes a Hot Topic
Lila was fuming after reading that netizen's post. "No doubt, Clara's behind this."
Victoria, meanwhile, stayed calm as ever in her chair.
Wesley was used to this kind of drama.
But this time was different; there was a recording, and it was definitely Victoria's voice.
The recording spread online like wildfire.
"What's up with that recording?" Lila asked. She'd listened to it multiple times and was sure it was Victoria's voice, but she couldn't believe Victoria said those things.
Wesley was just as confused.
Victoria thought for a moment and then said, "Yeah, it's my voice, but the content is fake."
Lila was shocked.
Wesley frowned and said, "If that's true, Clara's really thorough. She must've planned this for a while."
"Why do you think that?" Lila asked.
"To make a flawless fake conversation, she'd need to gather Victoria's voice and piece it together word by word. That takes serious computer skills. Most people wouldn't notice it's fake," Wesley explained.
In short, the conversation never happened; Clara had it synthesized.
"When did she gather the voice?" Lila wondered.
Wesley said, "Easy, from Victoria's daily conversations. The words in the recording are pretty basic."
Victoria hadn't expected Clara to be so sneaky. She'd underestimated her.
Meanwhile, at the top floor of Vertex Holdings Group, Dylan, Quentin, and Marcus stood in a row in front of the desk.
Dylan placed a tablet on the desk. "Mr. Howard, this recording just came out. It's a conversation between Mrs. Howard and Clara."
He hit play.
The conversation echoed in the office.
Victoria's voice said, "Clara, if you know what's good for you, leave the Kennedy family now! Or it won't just be sleeping pills next time!"
Clara's voice, scared and weak, asked, "What do you want to do?"
Victoria's voice replied coldly, "Frame you for murder!"
Then there was a scream from Clara, and the recording ended.
Quentin and the others looked nervously at Alexander.
A less-than-a-minute recording had painted Victoria as vicious.
Alexander's sharp features, furrowed brows, and the shadow under his eyes showed he was furious. He was the epitome of elegance, but now he exuded a terrifying chill.
His lips tightened, and his eyes flashed coldly. He was very angry.
"Synthesized voice?" Alexander said coldly.
Dylan and the others were stunned. They hadn't said anything yet, and Alexander figured it out after just one listen?
Dylan replied, "Yeah, I had the tech team check it out. It's Mrs. Howard's voice for sure, but there were problems. They fixed the chat and discovered it was patched together word by word with software."
In just half an hour, the online accusations had shifted to Victoria.
Comments were calling her shameless, vicious, and scheming. Some even pointed out that she was the CEO of Horizon Group, dragging the company into the mess, saying a leader like her meant the company and its products couldn't be any good.
Clara, on the other hand, was seen as outstanding—a famous perfumer loved by many women with a lot of fans.
Comments included: [Victoria's been shady since forever, even stealing stuff. So shameless. Clara was nice enough to cover for her. If no one had spilled the tea, we'd blame the wrong person!]
[We thought Clara was vicious. No wonder the Kennedy fam backs her; she's worth it.]
[She denied forcing Clara to off herself earlier. Truly shameless!]
[No wonder Lucas doesn't like her, with such a vicious personality.]
[Such a person doesn't deserve to be a leader, too malicious.]
[Can we report this? This counts as attempted murder and violent threats!]
[Yes, someone needs to step in!]
At Tudor Group, Lucas was puzzled by the sudden news exposure.
He frowned, wondering who had leaked it.
Seeing the netizens' insults towards Victoria, his frown deepened.
Meanwhile, Clara, resting at the Kennedy family, felt much better seeing the online insults towards Victoria. She felt a sense of satisfaction.
Victoria wanted to confront her? No way. Clara had plenty of ways to deal with her. This was just a small warning.
Clara's unexpected move indeed covered up yesterday's incident a bit.
Just as Victoria was considering whether to deal with the matter now, Wesley told her that the issue had been resolved three minutes ago.
Victoria looked puzzled. "Resolved?"
Lila asked, "Who resolved it?"
Wesley answered, "I don't know. The PR department said all the negative news about Ms. Kennedy and our company has been removed from the internet. Can't find a single piece; it's all become sensitive words, unsearchable."
Lila was amazed, a light bulb went off, and she thought of Alexander. "To pull this off in under an hour, there's only one person in all of Stellaria." She looked slyly at Victoria, raising her eyebrows. "The noble and mysterious Alexander."
Victoria was silent.
Wesley was also silent.
How could he have forgotten about Alexander?
At that moment, Lenora walked in. "Ms. Kennedy, check Instagram, someone has clarified."
The three of them picked up their phones.
Netizens worldwide, who were still eager to gossip, suddenly found their pages showing network delays, with no content. They all thought it was a network issue and exited. When they re-entered, anything related to Victoria was unsearchable.
Then, they saw a new piece of news.
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