Chapter 1067 Counterattack Is In Progress
“Other than that, what about the trolls?” Toby thought about the cyber bullies on the Internet, and the air around him was so cold that it could freeze people.
Even Tom could feel it across the phone and couldn’t help but shiver as he quickly replied, “Those trolls are included. They are all a part of Internet troll organizations. Three of the organizations are backed by companies while the other three are self-funded. Another two troll organizations were founded by the Gray Family and Connor. As for the remaining two… they belonged to Lore Communications.”
“Hmph, Lore Communications!” Toby sneered.
Then, Tom added, “The suppression on our network technology department was also an order from Miss Lore on behalf of the company. They must have thought that you would not do anything to her because of your relationship with Mr. Lore. So, without even a second thought, he approached Miss Lore to do such a thing.”
“She really does not know her place. My relationship with the Lore Family is only limited to her grandfather, not her. Who does she think she is for me to let her go?” Toby’s face was expressionless as his voice turned even colder and even more ruthless.
“Also, did you say that Titus and Connor were a part of it as well?” he asked coldly.
When Sonia heard this, she immediately frowned in surprise.
Charles, who had his back turned to them, also turned around and exclaimed aloud, “What? Titus is actually a part of this?”
When Tom heard this voice, his suspicion was confirmed.
Indeed, Charles was over at Sonia’s place.
However, Tom quickly recollected himself, nodded, and answered the three of them in a serious tone, “Yes, both of them played a part in this. Titus had a feud with Miss Reed while Connor always had grudges against President Fuller. Now that this incident has happened where both Miss Reed and President Fuller are involved, the two immediately took this opportunity to hop onto the bandwagon. However, they did not dare to do anything explicitly, so they could only secretly look for trolls to cause a scene.”
Although Charles couldn’t understand what Connor had against Toby, he was very clear about Titus.
Suddenly, he slammed his hand on the table and stood up. His handsome face was distorted with anger. “That old guy is an annoying fly. He is everywhere. Why does he find the need to get involved in such a thing?”
As for Sonia, she did not expect Connor and Titus to be a part of all these as well.
However, it was not a surprise after she remembered their enmity with herself and Toby.
“Since these two are involved, I’ll leave them to you. You know what to do!” Toby rested his fingers on his abdomen as his face darkened.
Tom nodded. “Don’t worry, President Fuller. I know what to do.”
Then, Toby sighed. “As for those filthy trolls, there is no need to keep them. Kick them all out. As for the head of the trolls, look into them. If they are in the same situation as those in Squirrel Media, throw all of them into prison. Send out a lawsuit to those who were more vicious with their Internet remarks. Don’t let anyone go.”
“Understood.” Tom nodded and asked, “What about Miss Lore and her family’s company?”
Toby’s eyes flickered before answering, “Contact her father and tell him about it. I think he will know what to do. As for the rest of them, I will go to the Lore Family to seek justice myself.”
“All right,” Tom replied. After that, the call was hung up.
Then, Toby put away his phone and looked at Sonia. “You said earlier that the surveillance footage at the hotel is tampered with, right?”
“Mmhmm.” She nodded.
“It’s okay. I’ve asked my department to restore it to its original state. I think I will hear from them soon. You two can clarify things online when that time comes and leave the rest to me.”
Just as she was about to agree, Charles, on the opposite side, suddenly looked at Toby and said, “Once the surveillance is restored, send it to me, and I will publish it. Sonny just has to tell the public that there is no such thing.”
“You?” Toby looked at Charles suspiciously.
This made him disgruntled. “What about me? Why are you looking at me like that? I’m doing this to make sure that Sonny doesn’t have to take the stand by herself.”
“Charles, as I said, there’s no need for you to do this. I can do it myself—”
“I know.” Charles turned to look at Sonia. “You don’t want to drag another person into the whole cyberbullying mess. You want to protect me, but that’s not necessary now. Didn’t Toby say that he would restore the surveillance footage? We can prove our innocence as soon as the original footage comes out. That way, I wouldn’t be taking any cyberbullying. Instead, I would be able to give these internet trolls a slap in the face. I will only be a target if I come forward with no footage to back me up. With the original footage, I will be fine. You don’t have to worry about me.”
Toby raised his eyebrow when he heard this and looked at Charles with a hint of surprise. “I didn’t expect you to think this way!”
“What are you trying to say? Are you saying I’m irresponsible?” Charles retorted.
Hearing this, Toby let out a cold snort; that was obviously what he meant.
This seemed to be the last straw for Charles as his violent temper was triggered. He began to roll up his sleeves and was going to grab Toby by his collar.
When Sonia noticed that the two were about to fight, she quickly stretched out her hands to stop them. “What are the two of you doing?”
The two men noticed her unhappiness and the arrogance between the two male immediately dissipated.
Toby quickly sat down next to her and took her hand to play with it gently in an attempt to coax her, so that she would ignore what had happened earlier.
Although Charles kept quiet, he smiled at her in the most flattering manner. Obviously, he had the same idea as Toby whereby he hoped that she wouldn’t be angry.
Watching the two men carefully and secretly coaxing her like children to prevent her from being angry, she couldn’t help but find the whole situation funny despite her anger.
As long as these two men were in the same room, they would get into a fight, making the people around them helpless and speechless.
“I really can’t stand the two of you.” Sonia shook her head in disbelief.
When they noticed that she was not angry, both Toby and Charles breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously.
However, Toby was more restrained with his sigh as his face was still stoic.
As for Charles, he didn’t care about how he looked in front of his rival and let out a long sigh. “Sonny, what do you think about what I just said?”
“It’s true that if you come forward with the surveillance footage, you wouldn’t be scolded. But I still think it’s unnecessary. It’s the same thing if I use the footage to clarify things,” Sonia said.
“Of course there’s a difference,” Toby suddenly spoke up.
Both Sonia and Charles turned their heads to look at him together.
In the face of the two of them, Toby had an indifferent look. “Since the very beginning, there is no mention of who the man was. This kept the Internet guessing. If you clarify things yourself and the man didn’t come forward, it wouldn’t be a good look. It will only make people think that you really had something with him and you’re trying to protect him.
Saying this, he turned to Charles and added, “Since that’s the case, it’s better for Charles to come forward as well. Him doing so will further prove your innocence, and that will be why he dares to stand up for himself. In addition to that, the Internet knows the two of you are friends, and once they find out that the man in the video is Charles, they will also begin to speculate that the matter is not that simple and that someone is setting you up.”
“That’s right.” Charles hurriedly nodded. “Toby is right, Sonny. Everyone knows that we are friends and we have a good relationship with each other. It’s only when I come forward and clarify our innocence will everyone believe it. Also, the media that posted the scandal deliberately blocked my face to make the man look suspicious. Once the netizens realize that the man in the photo is me, they will definitely know that they were tricked by someone. The people behind this will be slandered by the netizens. That will be a good thing for us.”
