Chapter 24 The tables have turned
Emily breathed a sigh of relief.
She was going to become Mrs. Winston, and she didn't want to be involved in these messy matters at all.
Since her father was willing to step forward, she would not meddle in this mess.
The DeRoss family acted quickly, and the next morning at six o'clock, the press conference was ready.
Mr. DeRoss appeared in front of the camera as a doting father. He had not slept all night, his face weary and haggard, and even before he spoke, he gained some sympathy from the audience.
"Haley is my biological daughter, my first child. My love for her cannot be explained in just a few words... Five years ago, she made a grave mistake, and I was furious. I kept her locked up for months to reflect. It was indeed my fault... But if you put yourselves in a father's shoes, you can understand..."
"Later, she burned down the DeRoss family, causing the DeRoss Group to lose billions. But in the face of her return from death, all these things don't matter... For the past four years, I thought she was dead. I even erected a tombstone for her and visited her grave every year... I had no idea Haley was still alive this time. If I had known, I would have held an even grander welcome banquet for her..."
"Haley, I know you have some misunderstandings about me, but I truly love you... Come home, come back... Everything that belongs to you will be transferred to your name..."
Tears streamed down Mr. DeRoss' face as he spoke.
The online public opinion, which was once overwhelmingly against him, now divided into two factions.
Haley became a willful, rebellious, and immature young lady, whereas Mr. DeRoss became a caring father who worried about his daughter at every step.
Todd sat in front of the computer screen, a cold smile creeping up on his lips.
This old man, Mr. DeRoss, really had the audacity to say so many shameless words.
"Todd, can you pull up the surveillance footage from the cemetery?" Haley asked softly, sitting next to him.
Todd turned his head. "Mommy, why are you looking for the cemetery's surveillance footage?" "What are you doing?"
"Just find out for yourself, I have my reasons."
Todd nodded, his slender fingers swiftly typing on the computer keyboard, and soon, he locked in on a surveillance footage.
He opened the footage, and as the scene began to play, all color drained from his face.
His mother was being chased! And she even jumped into the river!
No wonder she came back drenched that day.
Todd clenched his fist tightly.
He had to, he must become stronger. He could not allow his mother to be in such danger again.
"Todd, it's okay." Haley hugged him. "Mommy learned Taekwondo, nobody can harm her, don't worry."
Because of being raised in a single-parent household, coupled with his sister having autism, Todd had endured more than other children since he was young.
Haley knew he was a heavy thinker, there were some things that needed to be explained clearly.
She gently patted his back and said softly, "Don't worry about Mommy. Mommy is a grown-up and will protect herself."
Todd vigorously nodded, not daring to show any abnormality again.
He captured the surveillance video and saved it to the hard drive, handing it to his mother.
There was a coldness in Haley's eyes.
Mr. DeRoss dared to say such words shamelessly, then she would use this surveillance video to fiercely slap his face.
After Mr. DeRoss finished the press conference, public opinion online did indeed improve slightly.
The stock price, which had been steadily declining, also slowly began to rise.
Everything seemed to be progressing towards a positive direction...
However!
Not even half an hour later, a video shattered the false calm.
Even the netizens who had been bystanders and had not participated in the discussion couldn't help but express their opinions.
"My goodness, in this day and age, they still hire assassins to kill people. This is too audacious!"
"Those people are clearly Emily's bodyguards, their goal was to kill Haley!"
"Fortunately, Haley was quick-witted and seized Emily as a hostage in time, otherwise she would have died in the cemetery."
"If they can be so ruthless towards their own blood relatives, then how much more malicious would they be towards their competitors in the business world?"
"The DeRoss Group has grown so big, they must have used many underhanded methods. We should thoroughly investigate the DeRoss Group, there must be shocking revelations!"
"I also support a thorough investigation of the DeRoss Group!"
"..."
Emily was furious.
Didn't she already send people to destroy the surveillance in the cemetery? Why could that bitch Haley still find it?
But regardless of her anger, she still had to deal with the online public opinion.
Otherwise, if this continues to ferment, the stock price of the DeRoss Group will definitely hit the limit.
"Emily, please delete this video no matter how much it cost," Flora said with anger.
The intentionally fabricated video is meant to bring down the DeRoss family!"
Emily's face can be clearly seen in the video, and netizens say that Emily found a bodyguard to kill Haley.
These remarks portray Emily as a vicious sister.
Her angry facial features twisted: "OK, I will find someone to delete all the videos."
She spent 10 million Euro to find the largest studio in Cuenca to handle this kind of business.
However, half an hour later, 10 million was returned to her account.
"Sorry, Ms. DeRoss, this video has been added with 108 passwords, and we can't delete it at all."
Emily angrily smashed the quilt in his hand in a low voice and said coldly, "then who can delete it?"
"We'll have to hire a hacker to do it, but there's nothing we can do about it."
Emily's face turned blue when the phone was hung up.
It's obvious that Haley did it on purpose!
The more you don't let her delete it, the more she wants to delete it!
Heh!
As it happens, Keith is a master hacker!
Emily made an overseas call with his cell phone, and again, it was the secretary who answered the phone this time.
"Sorry, Ms. DeRoss, the young master is busy at the moment."
"I don't care what the young master is doing, you ask him to answer my phone right now, otherwise, when he returns home, he will never see me again."
There was boundless anger in her voice.
Frightened, the secretary heaved a deep breath and said, "OK, Ms. DeRoss, just a moment, please."
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