Chapter 672: Willing to Stand Against the World

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The livestream website in Veridia didn’t have much traffic initially, but due to this scandal, many gossip-hungry netizens rushed over, pushing the site’s traffic to its peak.

The website administrator was initially overjoyed upon seeing this spectacle, for in this internet era, traffic means money, which can be monetized at any time.

However, when the administrator learned that it was Cecilia Vaughn’s jewelry theft in Vessaria that had spread, he suddenly panicked and quickly asked his superiors for instructions.

——BOSS, what should we do? She is the young madam of the Law Group. If our small website gets targeted by Young Master Law later, what should we do?

——Just let it be! It’s not us making people curse Cecilia Vaughn—it’s the netizens! Besides, if it weren’t for Cecilia making a scene, who would go out of their way to step on her?

Although BOSS dismissed it verbally, he was also reluctant to let go of this massive traffic, which was all money!

Who doesn’t love money?

But BOSS wasn’t a fool either. If he offended the Law Family just for this temporary benefit, it would be like stepping on a tiger’s tail.

…

Just as the livestream website’s BOSS was hesitating whether to shut down the live stream, a phone call suddenly came in.

“Hello, who is this?”

A soft laugh came from the other side, a woman’s voice as gentle as water, like a seductive hand lightly teasing your heart.

“Boss Lynch, how have you been? I heard that my sister and brother-in-law’s video stream is hosted on your website?”

The livestream site BOSS, known as Boss Lynch, immediately recognized the highly distinctive voice on the other end.

He used to be Fiona Vaughn’s devoted fan, the kind of wealthy fan hoping to win over the beauty.

However, after Fiona’s affair with Chloe’s uncle was exposed, Boss Lynch realized his goddess might not be the pure angel he imagined but rather quite frivolous at heart.

Despite his flattery, Fiona had been playing hard to get for a long time, only occasionally toasting him or letting him hold her hand, but never more than that.

Even though Fiona is currently pregnant, it’s been said that pregnant women have their own charm, as long as things don’t get out of hand.

There are many ways to play with a woman.

Boss Lynch is a man of peculiar tastes. Though he once dared not push further due to Fiona’s relationship with Tyson Law, now it seems Tyson has completely lost interest in his pregnant wife, even cutting ties with the entertainment agency, indicating that even if Boss Lynch had ill intentions towards Fiona, as long as he didn’t harm her child, it wouldn’t be a problem.

…

A moment of lust overwhelmed Boss Lynch as he swallowed nervously, speaking to Fiona with a hint of ingratiation.

“Fiona, I really miss you. Are you hoping I won’t stop the stream? That’s a small matter, of course, but now that you’re busy with your pregnancy, how about we meet up for tea sometime?”

Along with… fulfilling his long-held desire.

Boss Lynch’s perverted intentions were left unsaid, but everyone was adults and understood the subtext behind his words.

He knew Fiona and Cecilia were not on good terms, so he assumed Fiona wanted him to keep the livestream going, enduring the pressure to continue broadcasting.

This coincided perfectly with Boss Lynch’s greedy mindset.

If it meant both making money and taking advantage of a beauty, it would be a win-win, wouldn’t it?

However, just as he was immersed in these unruly thoughts, Boss Lynch was surprised when Fiona let out a laugh as clear as a silverbell and approached the situation differently.

“No, Boss Lynch, you’ve misunderstood. I’m actually doing this for my sister’s good. Delete all those negative comments about her and restrict the IDs that repeatedly offend, but keep the livestream going as long as possible.”

“Huh?!”

Boss Lynch didn’t understand Fiona’s intentions at all.

Fiona feigned wholeheartedly caring for Cecilia.

“I truly believe my sister is innocent. Boss Lynch, once this is done, we don’t need to meet anymore, but I can give you a connection. Haven’t you always wanted another internet tycoon to invest in you? I can’t guarantee success, but I can provide an introduction.”

“I couldn’t ask for more!”

…

And so, the decision was made.

Yet Boss Lynch was still puzzled—could Fiona really be helping Cecilia?

Wasn’t that as unlikely as the sun rising from the west?

Even as he was shocked, Boss Lynch followed through on Fiona’s words.

The stream wasn’t closed, but the negative comments against Cecilia were banned.

To his surprise, this action, akin to drinking poison to quench thirst, only intensified the netizens’ anger.

Almost no one was on Cecilia’s side to start with, and now, due to this privilege manipulation, the netizens were enraged and she made headlines again.

——Thief Cecilia Vaughn is so shameless, even asking the livestream administrator to silence public comments!

——She’s powerful and well-connected, what can you do?

——How strange, with so much money, why steal from others? Is she sick?

——Oh, didn’t you know, there are many wealthy heiresses who steal. Do you think they lack money? It’s a psychological problem!

——Down with these power abusers! Cecilia Vaughn is shameless, doing it but not owning up! Disgraceful!

…

Due to the suppressive action of the website but still keeping the livestream open, public opinion quickly fermented faster.

And this was exactly the outcome Fiona wanted to see.

She knew very well that suppression wouldn’t work, so she turned to allowing a few shady figures on social media to advocate for Cecilia, which led to even more backlash.

——Now, even if Cecilia tried to fight back, she would find that everything she did was for her own good, right? Helping her speak up was wrong?

…

Fiona deeply understood human nature’s dark side; speaking with ostensible sincerity, she was achieving precisely the desired effect.

Tch, does this mean she is willing to fight the world for Cecilia? Those netizens are just cursing regardless, nothing to do with her.

A flicker of hatred flashed through Fiona’s eyes. This Vessaria incident was not her doing originally, but no matter how the situation unfolded, she would seize this chance to crush Cecilia’s public popularity!

If Cecilia truly stole, all the better—it would doom her forever.

If she didn’t… well, being labeled a privilege abuser is enough to be loathed.

…

Fiona was stirring up the emotions of Veridian netizens, while in Vessaria, the waves surged even higher.

Cecilia fixed her gaze unwaveringly on the few Vessarian ladies, stubbornly shaking her head.

“It wasn’t me!”