Chapter 300 Going Viral with Mr. Vittorio!
After a night of relentless effort, the rescue team finally cleared a life-saving path and rushed to save those trapped in the disaster. At 5:10 AM, all the buried employees were rescued – not a single loss of life. This was undoubtedly the best news for dozens of families and for the Vittorio Group.
The press surrounded a busy Giorgio, "Mr. Vittorio, you've been on the front lines all night. As the head of the Vittorio Group and the project's leader, what would you like to say to everyone?"
"There have been questions about the construction site's standards, which may have led to the accident. Did the Vittorio Group verify that everything was up to code before starting the project?"
"Now that there's been no loss of life and you've been actively managing the situation, the public trusts you. Do you have any thoughts on future safeguards and management strategies?"
Questions came one after another, none too pointed.
Amid countless camera flashes, Giorgio stood tall and dignified, his presence commanding even in his besmirched military gear, still every inch the king.
Giorgio spoke with firm lips, "We, the Vittorio Group, and I offer our deepest apologies for the accident. We will comprehensively investigate the causes and share our findings transparently with the media and the public. Moving forward, we will re-evaluate the New Sea project from the ground up to ensure its safety before resuming work. To the victims and emergency response teams involved in this incident, the Vittorio Group will provide compensation and consolation."
His voice rang with authority, integrity, and solemnity.
Applause broke out at the scene, the warm sounds coming from the workers themselves. From the accident to now, Mr. Vittorio has not only come in person but also led the efforts to rescue them. They were not forgotten or ignored and even felt a sense of existence and importance.
Such leadership made them proud and gave them a sense of belonging.
Standing in the shadows, Giuseppe watched everyone's adoration of Giorgio. His eyes, behind gold-rimmed glasses, narrowed with a storm brewing inside. Originally, he had thought the accident would tarnish Giorgio's reputation and lead to a change in project leadership. But, quite the opposite happened – the outcome had added to Giorgio's luster.
A feeling of displeasure rose within Giuseppe. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Katherine's figure. He moved toward her, "What are you doing here? Why aren’t you facing the media with Giorgio?"
Katherine washed her hands thoroughly and tied her hair up, "I feel so uncomfortable in these dirty clothes. I borrowed a change of outfits. You better step back a bit. We don't want to be photographed."
Photographed?
Was she that worried about them being caught on camera?
Giuseppe was already irritated, and now Katherine seemed to be preoccupied with Giorgio.
Despite the fact that he was so good to her, did she only have eyes for Giorgio?
"Katherine, want to try something exciting?" he asked.
"What?" Katherine responded, confused.
The next moment, Giuseppe stepped forward, pushing her against the wall, and kissed her.
"Ah!" Katherine exclaimed in surprise and panic, her face draining of color as she struggled, "Let go... let go of me!"
But Giuseppe had no intention of releasing her.
He dragged Katherine into the warehouse and forcefully claimed her as his own.
Through a crack, he caught sight of the adored and radiant Giorgio in the distance.
What did it matter how prestigious he was if Giuseppe had his woman right now?
...
"Giuseppe, are you insane?" Katherine slapped him across the face after some time. Her hit was sharp and full of fury.
Giuseppe's cheek turned red, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he looked at Katherine with a profound gaze and said, "Giorgio was with your sister in a hotel room last night. Don't you think it's unfair not to do anything about it?"
"What do you mean? Giorgio was right here last night. He never met up with Anna!" Katherine didn't believe it.
Giuseppe smirked, pulling out a stack of photos and slapping them against Katherine's chest.
She reached for the photos, her hands trembling as she looked at them—one by one. They were blurry and poorly lit but clearly showed two people kissing!
The man's posture was proud and overbearing, the woman delicate and vulnerable—it was indeed Giorgio and Anna!
"How could this be! How could this happen!" Katherine's grip on the photos tightened, her emotions crumbling into rage.
Just the night before, she had been with Giorgio the whole time; she hadn't seen him leave!
Moreover, all the time she knew him, Giorgio had never shown possessiveness toward her, let alone do something against a hotel wall.
Now, he was disgracefully kissing Anna in a hotel!
And Anna, that despicable woman, had always claimed she wanted nothing to do with Giorgio. Yet behind Katherine's back, she had done the unthinkable!
"Ah! I'm going to kill her!" Katherine stepped forward, ready to charge out.
Giuseppe grabbed her by the back of the neck and pulled her face to his, "There's no need to be angry. I have a way to deal with Anna and to stop Giorgio from entangling with her."
"What way?" she demanded.
Giuseppe smiled deeply, "You don't need to worry about that. Just go back, and you will find out soon enough."
"Fine, as long as you find a way to keep Anna away from Giorgio, I’ll be thankful!" Katherine tossed out the statement, leaving with a haughty air.
A few minutes after her departure, Giuseppe's assistant emerged from the shadows, "Sir, do you have any instructions?"
Giuseppe straightened his shirt collar and tie with the ease of someone used to command. "Send out these photos of Giorgio. Let's make the internet think it was Anna."
"Ah? Sir, this is... this might not be a good idea!" The assistant was shocked and hesitant.
Over the years, no one dared to leak Mr. Vittorio's damaging secrets.
Was Giuseppe now openly declaring war on Mr. Vittorio?
Giuseppe gave him a look, saying, "Just go and do it. I have my own plans."
“Ugh... Okay..."
...
Finally, the news about the New Ocean Project dropped from the trending searches and relieved netizens were glad they could put down their phones and actually get some work done. However, nobody expected that a bigger story would break!
[Mr. Vittorio's Midnight Kiss Exposed]
In the photos, Giorgio had a woman pressed against the wall in a forceful kiss. The dim lighting made their gestures seem even more intimate, full of wild imagination.
More importantly, the woman seemed to be resisting. And didn't quite have Katherine's demeanor?
[Oh my God! What is this?]
[Wasn't Mr. Vittorio on the scene last night, helping people? And he still had time for a date?]
[It doesn't look like Katherine?]
[I think so, too.]
[First the New Ocean Project, now this kiss scandal. Doesn't anyone feel like someone's framing Mr. Vittorio?]
[Believe in Mr. Vittorio, tag Katherine!]
[Katherine, is that you?]
[They do look quite similar. If it's not Katherine, could it be Anna?]
Reply to the above: [That's a bold guess...]
The netizens burst into a frenzy of discussions, starting a new round of gossipy indulgence.
Katherine and Giorgio had just left the scene. As they got into the car, their phones started ringing.
[Katherine, what’s up with the news? Is it you?]
[Huh? What news?] Katherine was confused.
Dylan Moore told her, "There's a picture of Giorgio kissing a woman. Haven't you seen it? Everyone on the internet is saying that the woman is Anna. That little minx wasn't home last night! I suspect she’s up to no good trying to seduce Giorgio!"
Katherine furrowed her brows and quickly opened the news link.
Then, her whole face darkened.
Damn it, what was Giuseppe up to? Was this his so-called plan?
"Katherine, tell me, is it you or that little minx?" Dylan Moore's urging voice rang out.
Katherine was in no mood to pay attention, "Mom, it's fine. You guys don't need to worry about this. I have to hang up now."
The call ended.
Beside her, Giorgio was also on the phone.
"Giorgio, are you going to do something about the comments online? How could you be involved with Anna? A bunch of reckless reporters—they must be sued!" Viviana's anger was palpable even through the phone.
To the elderly, nothing was more intolerable than a breach of morals!
Giorgio's gaze narrowed.
He'd overheard Katherine's phone call, and now his grandmother's words stoked a foreboding feeling. He casually swiped to open the news feed.
The next second, his complexion darkened drastically.
He and Anna had been photographed at a hotel, and it made the news?
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