Chapter 408
The speaker's face turned extremely ugly, gritting their teeth and saying, "Constance, do you have to be so harsh? It's true that talking behind your back was wrong, but you didn't have to call us dogs, did you?"
Constance's expression was indifferent. "You're not regretting talking behind my back; you're regretting getting caught, aren't you?"
Her face stiffened, and before she could speak, Constance turned and left.
Just as she reached the door, a voice filled with disgust and disdain came from behind. "You really are as selfish and cold-hearted as they say."
Constance turned around and threw a glass of water right in the speaker's face.
The other person screamed, their face turning pale with fright.
Constance looked at her coldly, enunciating each word, "If you can't speak properly, keep your mouth shut. It's not your place to judge what kind of person I am."
The woman was so furious she almost went mad, rushing forward to hit Constance, but Constance kicked her away, sending her sprawling on the ground in utter embarrassment.
The woman's face twisted in pain as she glared at Constance. "Just you wait! I won't let you get away with this!"
Constance raised an eyebrow. "I advise you to think before you speak. Losing this job might not matter to me, but if you lose it, you might find it hard to get a better one."
Her tone was calm, but each word felt like an ice pick piercing the hearts of those present, chilling them to the bone.
"Do you think those things wouldn't exist if we didn't talk about them? Can you honestly say you didn't make your mom wait downstairs, causing her to end up in the hospital?"
"What does that have to do with you? Is it so great to stand on a moral high ground and criticize others? I have no obligation to explain my actions to you. Maybe you should spend more time improving your own skills." With that, Constance turned and left.
After this incident, Constance's reputation within Luminary Ventures Group worsened, and someone even created a small group specifically to badmouth her.
In the afternoon, just before the end of the workday, a piece of news suddenly hit the headlines.
#Daughter Denies Biological Parents for Wealthy Life.
Clicking in revealed an interview video with Julian. When the host asked about his family, he mentioned having twin daughters, one obedient and well-behaved, the other refusing to acknowledge him.
The host quickly asked about the two daughters.
Julian sighed, looking somewhat helpless. "The older daughter didn't live with us, so she's not close to us. Let's not talk about this anymore; let's get back to the previous topic."
But the host persisted, "Mr. Redstone, many families have such conflicts. I think everyone wants to know how you handle the conflict with your older daughter."
Julian gave a bitter smile. "She didn't give us a chance to handle it. Now she's the adopted daughter of another wealthy family and looks down on us."
The host then delved deeper into the story, and Julian subtly revealed Constance's personal information.
Soon, netizens found Constance based on the clues in the video, and the incident also affected the Drake Group. Many netizens left angry comments on the Drake Group's official account.
[You people are shameless! Mr. Drake, can't your family have children of your own? Why take someone else's child?]
[I used to like the Drake Group, but I'll never buy anything from them again!]
[The Drake family may be rich, but that's no excuse to bully others!]
[Disowning your biological parents for money is truly disgraceful.]
When Timothy found out about the online uproar, he was so angry he wanted to confront Julian immediately.
Fortunately, Samuel stopped him. "Dad, everyone online is cursing Constance and the Drake Group. If you go to Julian now, it'll only make things worse, and Constance will be even more vilified."
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
"First, have the Public Relations Department take down the trending news. Send someone to protect Constance; reporters might go after her soon. Then wait for the heat to die down before dealing with Julian."
Julian calmed down and said, "Alright, let's do as you say."
On the other side, Constance quickly saw the trending news online.
She sneered and thought, 'Julian is truly shameless and can't stand to see me doing well. Since that's the case, let's completely fall out!'
Constance grabbed her bag and left the company, only to be surrounded by a group of reporters as soon as she got downstairs.
"Ms. Drake, did you really cut ties with your biological parents for money?"
"Ms. Drake, do your adoptive parents know you're so heartless?"
"Ms. Drake, your mother is still lying in a hospital bed, and you won't even visit her. Do you even deserve to be called a human?"
As the questions bombarded her, Constance's gaze turned icy. "I don't need to answer these questions. Please move, or I'll call the police!"
Seeing no remorse in her eyes, one reporter suddenly pushed her, angrily saying, "I hate people like you who don't appreciate their blessings! Your biological parents treated you so well, and you still ran off to flatter your adoptive parents. You're shameless!"
Constance didn't expect the reporter to lay hands on her, and she twisted her ankle, feeling a sharp pain.
A cold glint flashed in her eyes, and just as she was about to speak, a chilling voice sounded in her ear. "Anyone who dares to surround her again, I'll make sure they can't work in Thundertop anymore!"
Everyone turned to see Felix, and they were momentarily stunned.
At that moment, Felix exuded a cold aura, making everyone feel as if they were in an icy wasteland.
The reporter who had pushed Constance sneered, "Mr. Clinton, you may have power and influence, but if you touch me, I'll make sure everyone knows what you did!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was suddenly kicked into the air.
His body flew a full 10 feet before crashing to the ground, spitting out blood and passing out.
All the reporters were shocked, staring at the man who had kicked the reporter. When did he get here?
Tom helped the fallen Constance up, asking in a deep voice, "Ms. Drake, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Constance was about to thank him when another strong hand suddenly grasped hers.
She looked up and met Felix's deep eyes.
She was suddenly lifted into his arms.
Constance instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, a hint of panic in her eyes.
"Don't worry, I won't let you fall," Felix said.
Constance pressed her lips together. Did this man have mind-reading abilities? How did he know what she was thinking?
The reporters who had surrounded Constance quickly stepped aside, heads lowered, no longer as arrogant as before.
Tom made a call to have someone handle the aftermath, then left directly.
After placing Constance in the back seat, Felix got in from the other side, his expression cold. "To the hospital!"
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