Chapter 841 To the End
“She’s just my assistant!” Ekaterina suddenly came on stage. “Winning over her proves nothing! Only by winning me will you be qualified to say that!”
“Culture has never been used as a tool for fighting. Since Ms. Miiyagi loves embroidery a great deal, you should take in everything and seek to develop your embroidery further. You shouldn’t be using it as an excuse to trample on another country’s national dignity by distorting facts and smearing history.” Elise kindly advised.
“What I only know is that the winner is the one qualified to decide the rules of the game. After all, you’re only speaking morally from your high horse since you know you can’t beat me, am I right, Miss White?” Ekaterina said as she raised her head proudly with no intention of settling things peacefully.
Turning to Ekaterina, Elise gazed intently at her with her head high as well in response. “The people of Cittadelian would never start any trouble of their own accord. However, they are not afraid of facing troubles. Since you insist on making things clear today, then I shall disregard everything here and now to keep you company!”
As the air between the two grew tense, the program ratings soared as well. Anthony was grinning from ear to ear as he looked at the viewership that was about to break records. Suddenly, a small hand came from the side and started tugging at his sleeves. He looked down to find a tender and innocent face of Irvin looking at him.
“Aren’t you Miss White’s son? Hello little boy, why are you looking for me?” Since he was in a good mood, he showed a rare moment of patience with the child.
“Mr. Lowry, my mother told me to ask, will you stop the broadcast now?” Following his mother’s instructions given to him before the broadcast, he repeated the question to Anthony word for word.
Instantly, Anthony’s smile grew stiff as he bent down and patted the child’s shoulder. “Good boy, this is a good opportunity to showcase the embroidery capabilities of Cittadel, so we can’t just stop it whenever we want. You should go somewhere else to play now.”
“But, my mother might not win. If she loses, the viewers will think that embroidery is really a Rosepeak culture. Mr. Lowry, have you considered what the consequences are?” Irvin asked once more.
It was then Anthony stood up in annoyance. His tone grew cold and distant as he said, “This is not something a child should meddle with. In short, I believe in your mother.”
Irvin wanted to speak up once more but was interrupted by Anthony. “Alright now. How can a boy be this stubborn? Go away and stop interrupting me.”
“Well then, just remember you chose this. Bye-bye.”
Irvin no longer pestered Anthony as he waved his hand and ran away to the lounge. There, he took out the laptop he had prepared long ago. After he booted it up, he started coding on the spot. Soon after, a link about Blitzy Entertainment was suddenly shared widely on the internet. The netizens clicking on it would be brought to a website called ‘Blitzy’s Sins’ that listed the crimes that Blitzy Entertainment had committed since its establishment in great detail. Tax evasion, dual contracts, and even illegal actions taken to exploit artists were among those that were listed on the website.
Not only that, but the most obvious part of the website was the headline article about the origin of embroidery and the fact that Blitzy Entertainment knew about Ekaterina Miiyagi’s cultural appropriation but still decided to cooperate with her by attributing embroidery to Rosepeak and completely disregarding any ties to Cittadel. It would not be a stretch to say that Blitzy Entertainment was a traitor with how bad the article made them look. All at once, such underhanded methods employed by Blitzy Entertainment infuriated many netizens. This trend saw no signs of subsiding any time soon.
However, Blitzy Entertainment thought that the website was fanmade, so they liked the page and shared the page as well in order to push their ratings even further. Just like that, the broadcast and website instantly made it to the three hottest topics trending online and drew the attention of the nation.
Inside the studio, while both Elise and Ekaterina stood at opposite corners as they waited for the staff to set up the embroidery equipment, the guests were having a heated discussion on who they thought would come out on top of the match.
At the side door, two little heads with pigtails were peeking out as the two mischievously watched the stage with Elise right in front of them.
“Mommy… Mommy…” Alexia called out to her in a whisper and giggled happily when she didn’t respond.
Just then, a pair of large hands appeared from behind them and picked the two up.
“Ah—”
Just as Alexia wanted to scream in surprise, her surprise turned to joy when she saw the one grabbing them was Alexander. Hugging the man’s neck, she said, “Mr. Handsome!”
With a faint smile, Alexander walked toward the backstage with the two girls sitting in his arms, as though they were weightless dolls. As it was his first time carrying such big children, it was a strange feeling for him. Although they looked plump, they were, in fact, light. To him, they were different from Elise, as Elise weighed exactly as she looked. Looks like you can’t guess a girl’s weight just by the naked eye.
“Why did the two of you come here by yourselves? It’s not good for children to run around like this,” Alexander said in feigned seriousness.
“Well, I’m bored since Irvin is tapping away on his keyboard, so Mimi and I came out to find Mommy.” Alexia pouted.
“Tapping on his keyboard? Doesn’t he even know that his own sisters are gone? Come, take me to see what he’s up to.”
Just as Alexia said, when they entered the lounge, they found Irvin completely immersed in managing the website, as he did not even notice Alexander walking up behind him. Taking a quick browse at the website, Alexander noticed the high ratings of the website and nodded in satisfaction.
“Did you create the website yourself?” Alexander asked suddenly.
Shocked, Irvin turned his eyes to find that it was Alexander and instinctively stood up from his chair before he said honestly, “Yes.”
“Who taught you that?”
“I learned it myself,” Irvin replied proudly.
“Why are you targeting Blitzy Entertainment?” Alexander was wondering if the child was trying to trip up his mother.
“Mommy said that companies without conscience should be condemned. What I did was an act of justice.” Irvin justified himself.
It was then did Alexander realize that he had misinterpreted Elise’s intentions. She did not enter the program because she wanted to save Blitzy Entertainment; she wanted to use this opportunity to completely destroy this company that held no pride in the nation. Looks like my investment in Blitzy Entertainment is going down the drain. I should seriously contemplate Ellie’s words in the future.
Just then, his assistant called him on the phone. “Mr. Griffith, there’s a cyber attack on Blitzy Entertainment. Should we stop it?”
Alexander took a glance at Irvin before he sighed helplessly. “Let it be. This investment is already destined to be a loss.” After all, he had accidentally stood against his son and wife, so he could only eat his loss in silence. Once he ended the call, he gave Irvin a half-smile. “You are good with the computer. However, your vigilance is just too poor. I wonder how well you’d fare in a fight, though?”
Looking at Alexander from head to toe like an adult, Irvin then confidently said, “I might not be able to beat you for now, but you can’t get close to me either.”
“Oh?” Alexander grew excited. “Then, I’ll have to test it out.”
