Chapter 1594 It's Too Much
Ann came down with a high fever and was rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night.
In her feverish dreams, she kept muttering Tan's name. One moment she saw Tan being turned into a dish, and the next, she saw Elara throwing Tan off a high place.
The doctors tried all kinds of medications, but nothing worked.
Tan had become a knot in Ann's heart.
Betty was really worried and called Selena.
When Selena heard the whole story, she was so mad her head hurt.
After hanging up, she called the property management.
She had originally negotiated the contract with them, so she could easily access the surveillance footage remotely.
She also had Richard look into Elara's past to see if she had any criminal record abroad. It turned out Elara had been just as troublesome overseas, leading a group to bully a fellow Stellaria student so badly that the student dropped out and reportedly attempted suicide. It had cost two million dollars to settle the matter.
Because it happened abroad, the incident hadn't made big waves, at least not back in Stellaria.
Selena's fingers flew over the keyboard, her expression grim.
Soon, a piece of news shot to the top of the trending topics.
#The Reed Family's Daughter Breaks Into Private Home!#
In the video, Elara's face was clearly visible, and her threat to turn the pet into a dish was clearly recorded.
To protect Ann's reputation, her name was omitted from the footage.
Once the news hit the trending topics, Selena logged into her Twitter account and shared it without hesitation.
Her account had a significant influence in the entertainment industry, having launched numerous top stars since her company transitioned into the entertainment sector. Coupled with her past scandal with Raymond, her follower count had long surpassed ten million.
By being the first to share this tweet, Selena confirmed the authenticity of the news, showing that the Reed family's daughter had indeed done something so outrageous.
Selena didn't just share the tweet; she also posted a video of Elara bullying the Stellaria student abroad.
In the video, Elara's attitude was nothing short of arrogant.
She slapped the student ten times in a row. "If I'm around, you'd better leave on your own. Don't make me remind you! Just because we're in the same school doesn't mean we're in the same league. Your parents' lifetime earnings back home probably don't even match my pocket money."
The bullied student kept her head down, sobbing and begging for mercy.
But Elara responded with more slaps.
This video, combined with the footage of her stealing the pet, pushed Elara into the eye of the storm.
Selena added on her Twitter: [The Reed family, such arrogance.]
This statement was severe, dragging the entire Reed family down.
Public outrage exploded, with netizens creating memes from Elara's video stills, depicting her as vicious, disdainful, and loathsome.
Elara, previously a nobody, became an overnight sensation, with over a million comments condemning her.
Still fuming, Selena had Betty open Ann's phone and screenshot the chat where Elara bragged about the dish. She posted another tweet.
[Stealing someone's pet and then posting a dish video. Any pet owner can understand this feeling, right? Does the law serve the Reed family?]
This chat record further fueled the netizens' fury, almost breaking the internet.
Even other members of the Reed family were dragged into the mess, except for Alex, who had publicly distanced himself from the family years ago.
Netizens spared him but flooded his Twitter with messages urging him to cut ties with his family.
Seeing the online uproar, Alex knew Selena was behind it.
As he expected, Selena's move had completely ruined Elara.
He also thought Elara had gone too far, causing a car accident and then showing up to provoke and humiliate. It was beyond excessive.
He had warned the Reeds before, but they hadn't listened. They had no one to blame but themselves.
The Reed family was caught off guard by the speed of the backlash.
Just yesterday, they were discussing marriage arrangements with the Adams family. How had their reputation plummeted overnight?
Elara couldn't handle the online abuse. She cried in her room every day, smashing things, but it was no use. The criticism only intensified, and even people in her social circle began to distance themselves.
Bullying was serious enough, but adding breaking into someone's home to steal made her seem utterly despicable and malicious.