All of a sudden, the sounds of keyboards tapping away and camera shutters going off filled the room.
Soon after that, the details from the Hart Group press conference became published; naturally, the response that ensued was quite significant.
Originally, Miss Walton, who was allegedly the victim, the weaker party, and the person abandoned, suddenly turned out to be a despicable home-wrecker, a lunatic, and a vicious woman. From then on, there were all sorts of negative tags attached to her.
Perhaps it was because everyone didn’t expect the distinguished Young Lady of the Walton family to be such a shameless woman. The words that came out of her mouth were quite explicit, after all.
“I just want to give you some comfort during her pregnancy… Now that she is pregnant, you must be having a hard time holding back your desires. I just wish to continue to admire you in secret and to sometimes appear by your side when you need me. I won’t ruin your family; I just want you to occasionally be with me… Myra’s only attributes are her skills in bed and the way she pleasures you. As for me, I’m still a virgin; I only care about you so I’m quite sure I’ll be comparable to her. I—”
Gemma had completely twisted values that were totally beyond what was acceptable. It was quite hard to believe that this usually haughty and aloof woman had in fact chased after a married man and requested to be his mistress.
On the contrary, the director of Hart Group, Tony, had a great mindset, which was evident from his words.
“Even if you were the last woman left on Earth, I would still choose to stay celibate. If you dare to bother Myra again, I won’t hesitate to show you in advance the consequences of crossing my path.”
Everyone present could clearly sense his loyalty toward the one he loved. Most of the women who heard this sighed in admiration, and they were envious and jealous of Myra but disdainful of Gemma’s actions. This was such a stark contrast, resulting in the crowd being even more disgusted and scornful of the latter’s actions. At that point, all of the hard-built, positive framework of the Walton Family from the previous night came crashing down without any warning, and there were endless negative comments directed at Gemma as well as the Walton Family on the Internet.
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Just then, the atmosphere in Gemma’s room was significantly tense and one could practically cut the tension with a knife.
Everyone from the Walton Family, except for Gemma, had assumed that there were only two recordings that fateful night at the underground parking lot of the Stark Group. One was regarding the conflict between her and Tony, and the other was the recording of her driving her car into Tony’s. Other than that, they didn’t expect anything else. However, much to their dismay, Gemma had in fact tried to seduce Tony; as for the words she had said, Edward was practically about to blow a gasket after hearing it. How can a foolish girl like her even be a part of the Walton Family? Doesn’t she know that there are security cameras in the underground parking lot?
As soon as everyone in the Walton Family saw the negative comments left by strangers on the Internet, their expressions darkened.
“Grandpa—” After last night’s outburst, Gemma had initially gone back to her old ways of being reckless as she realized that her family had no qualms of indulging all her whims. However, after the full video recording was released and Tony’s words were made known to the public, Gemma was utterly stunned. During her impulsive outburst, she completely forgot about the fact that she had tried to seduce Tony prior to that or perhaps subconsciously, she didn’t think that there was anything wrong in her actions of seducing him.
It was only when the condemning comments from the Internet hit hard like waves crashing into her that she suddenly felt a sense of humiliation and resentment. Gemma finally came to the realization that she had brought massive trouble upon her family and this time, things were way worse than the previous incident of her running into Tony with her car. This incident indicated a massive flaw in her character and had implicated the whole Walton Family. As such, everyone in the family was also the subject of abuse by the general public.
“Grandpa, this isn’t my fault. Myra must have convinced Tony to do this! He wouldn’t have treated us like this based on his friendship with Gideon. It must be Myra’s idea to go against us, so she must have said something negative to make him take such actions.
Meanwhile on the other end, the Hart Group press conference was, in fact, a live stream event. At this moment, everyone watching could clearly hear the words that Tony mentioned to the press. He maintained his stance and insisted that he did not know the identity of the person who released that video recording; it also appeared that he wasn’t trying to put the blame on the Walton Family, but the latter were the ones that had gone overboard. Thus, Tony had no choice but to arrange for this press conference to take further action but in actual fact, he was intentionally targeting the Walton Family.
Based on the current circumstances, Tony clearly emerged as the victor. No one in the Walton Family had expected this situation to take place and they didn’t realize that the current negative public sentiments were detrimental to them. On the other hand, this situation was advantageous to the Hart Family, the Hart Group, Tony, as well as Myra.
This showed that the Hart Family had strong values of loyalty and Tony was a deeply affectionate person. Meanwhile, Myra was also the innocent party here.
As for the Walton Family, they were despicable and Gemma was utterly shameless.
“Gemma, even I can’t do anything much for you this time!” Edward clenched both of his hands tightly into fists and his shrewd eyes were full of aggression and struggle.
Momentarily stunned, Gemma became frightened after regaining her senses. “Grandpa, what do you mean? I didn’t do anything drastic. Besides, Tony’s perfectly fine! It’s only been a few days since the incident but he’s currently up and running; he’s also well enough to hold a press conference! What do you mean by you not being able to do anything to help me?”
“What do you mean he’s fine?” All of a sudden, Edward couldn’t control his anger and lashed out at her. Soon after that, he took a deep breath before narrowing his eyes and pursing his lips. “In the video, everyone can clearly see the whole situation of how you intentionally drove your car into Tony’s; there’s no need for him to explain anything. Then, you made another mistake by acting impulsively afterward when the Hart Family had already decided to forgive you. Right now, you should just leave the country and stay there until things cool down. Give it some time and I’ll arrange for you to come back once everything is fine.”
Edward’s vein pulsated vigorously out of anger upon noticing Tony’s actions. The latter was currently speaking on the live stream and he also turned around occasionally to smile at Myra. “Your reckless move of releasing footage of that video recording and threatening Myra has angered the Hart Family to the point where they no longer give any regard to our reputation. Their actions today are a blatant challenge to our family! Soon, the police will investigate this issue and by then, even if I beg the Hart Family for forgiveness, do you think they will let you off the hook?”
Gemma shivered in fear as soon as she heard Edward’s words. She had acted impulsively out of anger yesterday. As soon as she saw that video, she did not hesitate to give Myra a call and threaten her. However, Myra’s refusal angered Gemma further and she ended up releasing the footage online. At that moment, she did not stop to consider the consequences as she assumed that her family would settle the matter for her. Furthermore, she had always harbored the thought that her grandpa could settle the issue of her being forced to leave Bradfort City but now, he chose not to do so because he had given up on her after her disfigurement. Out of resentment, she then made the decision to create a fuss. However, looking at this current situation, Gemma suddenly felt a sense of panic.
“Grandpa—no, I mean… Gideon! Gideon, you’re quite close to Tony! If you go and seek his forgiveness, then he definitely wouldn’t be so harsh on me! You’ve been friends for six years so surely he’s going to give you some leeway?” Gemma suddenly turned to Gideon for help.
Currently, Gideon had a sullen expression on his face. He then turned around to look at his sister and sneered, “Do you think that Tony’s going to pay any heed to my word? All this while, he’s never bothered to listen to me. Besides, you’ve used me as a pretext for more than one occasion; don’t you think it’s too late for everything?”
“But—” Gemma had not realized the repercussions when she intentionally drove her car into someone.
Just then, it seemed that Samuel knew what she was about to say and he replied with a solemn voice, “Intention to harm is a serious crime and could lead to a maximum sentence of imprisonment for a few years or at least home detention. You assumed that Tony wasn’t badly hurt in that incident, but he’s already undergone a full examination and came out with a report for that. Currently, he’s just waiting for the final judgment.”
“What? How can my daughter be imprisoned!” Shelly frantically yelled out in a shrill voice and grabbed hold of Samuel’s left arm. “Samuel, you must find a way to help Gemma! You have to save our daughter!”
