Chapter 1040 The Suggestive Photos
Due to the unparalleled social status and life quality, netizens usually bore resentful malice to influential people; instead of cheering for their success, the netizens preferred to watch them fall from their peaks.
After the downfall, they would not pity but jibe the ones that were unreachable to them. They would gloat over the misfortune or even kick them while they were down.
It was as if they could vent their anger, which was incurred by the unparalleled social status and life quality, by doing so. All in all, the scariest thing on earth was neither the spirits or ghosts, but humanity itself.
Therefore, Sonia knew how bad the comments were without having to look at them. The prevalent bandwagon effect amongst the netizens resulted in lack of critical thinking and ungrounded belief based by the media.
Basically, they rarely question the credibility of the media and build their judgment based on what was presented in the articles. Of course, some of them were being reasonable and questioned the validation of the news.
Yet, so what if they did?
Even if the rational ones were doubting its credibility, they would rather buy it as the truth due to envy. They might even leave more destructive comments and catastrophize things compared to the ones who trusted the news.
While the colossal thoughts whirred in her mind, Sonia scrolled down the website toward the comment section. As she had foreseen, the appalling comments revealed before her.
‘Hahaha, I’m dying. They were just showing off their affection on the Internet a while ago. President Fuller made a love confession online and yet, she’s giving him a reality check so quickly. He’s been cheated on!’
‘Oh my days, what have I just read? President Fuller is so handsome. I bet he’s more attractive than the man, whose face isn’t that clear in the picture. Look at the guy’s outfit. It’s too much. He seems like a pervert, dressing so thinly. He’s no less different from the gigolos in the nightclubs. Just one glance is enough to tell that he’s not a good person. What is this Sonia Reed thinking? Why did she fall for such a man and betray President Fuller? Just which part of this man is more charming than President Fuller?’
‘Hey, up there. The grass is always greener. It doesn’t apply only to men but women too. So what if President Fuller is handsome and rolling in cash? He’s totally swarmed with work for handling such a big company and has no time for Sonia. Perhaps, she might’ve felt lonely and can’t put up with it.’
‘I knew that Sonia Reed wasn’t a decent person from the very beginning. Think about it. The Reed Family’s downfall happened a few years ago while the Fuller Family has been posited as the wealthiest family of all. Let’s rewind to how she got married to him. Although she has explained it during the conference that President Fuller has married her as a token of gratitude for saving Miss Gray, aren’t money and resources a better option for compensation? It’s the Fuller Family we’re talking about! Why must it be a marriage? So, I guess there’s other reasons behind all this. Perhaps, Sonia Reed set President Fuller up by bearing his baby, so he had no choice but to marry her.’
‘That makes sense. No wonder President Fuller didn’t favor her during those six years. This must be it! If I were him, I wouldn’t let her get away with it. There’s still something that bugs me. Didn’t President Fuller free himself by filing a divorce? Why did they reconcile, though?’
‘Who knows? There’s gotta be some reasons that we don’t know of. Maybe she has something over his head? That’s why he has no choice but to reconcile and display his affection on the Internet. If so, President Fuller is so pitiful! This woman is such a snake!’
‘I know right. President Fuller may be treating her the same way he did before the marriage. It’s just that we don’t know about it. Then, she became resentful and found another guy to take revenge on President Fuller, but it was careless of her to have her picture taken.’
‘That’ll be great if that’s the truth. That means President Fuller will break up with her then. If there’s a group chat waiting for their divorce, count me in!’
‘Me too! If they really break up, it will be news worth celebrating.’
Every comment was urging Toby to break up with Sonia and they were even pre-celebrating the occasion. It was as though she was a snake that had something over Toby’s head to force themselves together as stated in the comments.
Furthermore, some of the malicious comments called her a sl*t for cheating on Toby because she could not stand the loneliness.
The comments incurred the wrath in Sonia as her cheeks were puffed and her eyes reddened. It was malice of them to throw destructive comments on someone, who was a total stranger to them.
“President Reed, are you alright?” Daphne, who stood before her, concernedly questioned while knowing the reasons for her ire.
Sonia kneaded her temples. “I’m fine. Just a little stuffy around the chest.”
Daphne sighed. “Anyone will feel the same after looking at such hateful comments; it happens. I don’t think you should see more of them anymore. Let’s just exit the website.”
Sonia took a sip of coffee. “That’s not the point right now. Daphne, there’s something I gotta tell you.”
“Go ahead, President Reed.” Daphne looked at her.
She bit her lips. “Miss Daphne, about the scandal, it’s not true. You know why Charles and I went to the hotel. It was to meet Mr. Smith. We didn’t do anything. You—”
“I thought you’re going to say something else, President Reed.” Daphne smiled. “So, you’re referring to this matter. Don’t worry about it. I know that there’s nothing going on between you and President Lane. You and President Fuller love each other so much, unlike what’s being spread on the Internet. You will never betray President Fuller by having something with President Lane. If it is so, it should’ve happened ages ago, not now.”
“But the photos—”
Daphne shook her head. “As for the photos, the people who know you well can tell that they’re fake; only the idiots will buy it. So, you don’t have to worry a thing. The scandal doesn’t bother me. I’ve said that I got over President Lane, so it doesn’t concern me at all. Besides, this is all fake.”
Hearing that, Sonia heaved a sigh as her jittery heart regained its tranquility. “It’s good to hear that you’re not overthinking about it. I’m just worried that you’ll feel uncomfortable from hearing the news.”
“Don’t worry, President Reed.” Daphne gave her a reassuring smile.
She hummed. “Okay.”
“But have you discovered that something is wrong with the pictures?” Daphne fixed her glasses while inquiring.
Sonia massaged her temples. “Yeah. As you’ve said, they’re fake. I know which parts of them are edited to make those normal pictures become suggestive.”
“No.” Daphne shook her head. “I’m not talking about this, President Reed.”
“Then, what?” Sonia blinked her eyes.
Daphne came forward and stood next to Sonia, who passed the mouse to her.
She grabbed the mouse and scrolled downward with a solemn face. “Look at this picture. President Lane’s face is blurred out, but your face is shown clearly. It’s obvious that the Squirrel Media has blurred him out.”
Thud!
Sonia slammed the desk in a fit of pique and her face was red. “F*cking squirrels.”
