Chapter 189 Motive
Emma also took out the post Kieran had published online. She used technical methods to trace the IP address, confirming that Kieran posted it.
With the help of the police, Emma cleared the stain caused by the rumors.
She was neither raped nor a mistress. The truth was revealed, and Clarence was Emma's friend.
By now, it was clear that Kieran deliberately spread rumors about Emma.
But what was his motive?
The police tried to coax Kieran into telling the truth. "You better think carefully. If you are an accomplice, you can get a reduced sentence. If you are the mastermind, I don't know how long you will stay in prison."
Kieran just wanted to make some money and didn't want to send himself to prison, so he immediately implicated Anna.
"I was just doing it for money. These videos and photos were sent to me by someone else! Here are chat records that can prove my innocence."
The police checked Kieran's chat records. Sure enough, he wasn't lying. These photos, texts, and videos were sent to him by another account. He was just responsible for uploading the information to the website.
And the account that sent him the materials was a work account from the PR department of the Stuart Group.
Now the case became more interesting. The prestigious Stuart Group was actually slandering Isabella.
Some industry insiders remembered the jewelry appreciation event held by the Stuart Group some time ago. At that event, Isabella had a conflict with Anna. Could it be that the Stuart Group was slandering Isabella to help Anna get revenge?
The Stuart family was one of the top families in Lakeside Haven. How could they act so petty?
Many people quickly lost their goodwill towards the Stuart Group and boycotted their products. For a while, the Stuart Group's stock price plummeted.
Of course, those were all matters that occurred later.
A live broadcast cleared Emma's name.
While the livestream was still ongoing, Emma invited Elizabeth to join. The vibrant atmosphere quickly turned somber when Elizabeth appeared, as funeral music started playing in the background.
Elizabeth briefly introduced herself before she launched into a passionate accusation of Anna’s past behavior at school. She detailed Anna's bullying of female students, claiming that these actions led to the deaths of many innocent girls, including her sister, Aurora.
Elizabeth urged other victims of Anna's bullying to step forward and share their experiences. "It's not the victims who are at fault, but Anna and those who support her," she declared.
The mood in the livestream grew tense as viewers began to leave comments, anger spreading through the chat like wildfire.
[How can someone like this exist?]
[She's a monster!]
[She must be held accountable!]
Under the increasing pressure of public opinion, the police set out to arrest Anna. However, before they reached her house, the chief called them back, and the case was put on hold.
Emma and Elizabeth were shocked that Anna managed to escape legal consequences. They began to suspect that Anna had ties to human organ trafficking and that powerful people were protecting her.
"We need to uncover those behind Anna," they decided.
While Anna might have evaded the law, she couldn’t escape the wrath of the public. Soon, her personal information was found out, and netizens began a campaign of online harassment, making her life a nightmare. They quickly exposed her school and family background, flooded her social media accounts with hateful messages, and even the website of the Stuart Group came under pressure, with the tech team working overtime to manage the posts.
Some extreme individuals sent her threatening letters, promising to send her to hell. These threats terrified Anna, filling her hospital room with anxiety and despair. She couldn't understand why she had become the target of such intense hatred.
Angry netizens gathered outside her hospital room, shouting threats and insults. The hospital security had to increase their measures to prevent chaos. It felt like the whole world was against her. Her hospital room became a focal point for abuse, and she felt immense humiliation and fear.
Some netizens even used drones to spy on Anna, spreading private footage online. Her once peaceful life was completely disrupted, and her privacy was destroyed. Rumors about Anna spread like wildfire on social media, with people making up stories about her misdeeds and linking her name to various scandals. Her past actions were exaggerated and used as tools for cyberbullying, destroying her reputation and making her a public enemy.
[She's a criminal and must be punished!]
[She has to pay for what she did!]
Comments flooded in like a tidal wave, mercilessly pushing Anna to the brink collapse. Friends and classmates distanced themselves from her, leaving her isolated and in despair.
Caught in the storm of online abuse, Anna felt like a bird trapped in a cage, unable to break free. Overwhelmed with helplessness, her former pride were shattered.
She felt as if the whole world was against her, and she was drowning in unbearable pain.
Upon learning about the online harassment, Sophia immediately hired a professional team of bodyguards to protect Anna. Their presence provided Anna with a sense of security. Though her emotional wounds remained, physically, she was no longer exposed to external threats.
The bodyguards helped Anna escape the relentless pressure from the netizens and her spirits began to recover.
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