The Queen Back From Hell - Chapter 38: Chapter 38
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Perla was fuming as she kept defending herself. "Mom, how can you take her side? I'm the one who got hurt! Arielle dumped a whole plate of leftovers all over me. I had to shower three times to get it off! She didn't even get a scratch!"
As soon as Perla finished, her eyes turned red, and she started crying.
The more Perla thought about it, the more wronged she felt. She buried her face into the blanket and sobbed.
Vivian tossed out a quick. "I'll come back when you're done crying," and walked out of the room.
Vivian thought, 'Perla's too worked up to listen to anything right now. Better to give her some time to cool off before saying anything more.'
Meanwhile, Jamie was currently meeting with several senior executives at the company, working out a strategy.
Jamie had finally calmed down. No matter how mad he was, they still had to deal with the fallout.
One person suggested, "Let the PR team get someone to bury the trending topic. The internet forgets fast. In a little while, everyone'll move on.
"People had once rallied to boycott R-style products, storming into stores and smashing merchandise.
"And what happened after? Those same people just went right back to using R-style products.
"Sales of R-style products didn't go down—they went up. And this time, it's not even about patriotism or national pride."
Jamie planned to team up with the Evans family to suppress the trending topic.
If both families stayed lowkey for a bit, this would blow over.
But the head of the marketing department frowned. "I don't think burying the trend is a good move right now.
"Ignoring it might only piss people off more. Look at the numbers—there are way more regular folks in Haskium than rich ones.
"If we stay quiet, those people might really go trash our stores."
Someone else asked, "So what should we do then? Have you seen what people are saying online?
"Also, our stock hit its limit today. If we don't pull that trend soon, it might keep falling."
That concern wasn't baseless. A drop in stock prices would hit the company hard.
If this wasn't handled quickly, the consequences wouldn't be something they could afford.
The key to this whole thing was the woman in the video.
"We should talk to Mr. Evans first. See if he's got any smart ideas," the marketing manager suggested.
After all, it wasn't just the Sidel Group that was getting hammered online. The Evans Group was caught in the storm too.
People online weren't doing this just to defend Arielle. What really set them off were the things Perla said.
Perla's words struck a nerve. Most folks in society were still part of the working or lower-middle class.
Jamie nodded and decided to get in touch with Edgar to hear his take on it.
Meanwhile, Vivian wasn't just sitting around either. She'd already asked someone to dig up Arielle's full background and send it over.
Vivian and Sharon were usually on good terms. Their families did business together.
The two of them and some other socialites often had afternoon tea together. But Vivian had never heard a thing about Sharon adopting a daughter.
When her assistant sent over the file, Vivian's brows furrowed even deeper the more she read.
Vivian thought, 'Something doesn't add up. This isn't some adopted girl—it's clearly the real daughter who somehow ended up out there.
'The girl who has just come back is Sharon and Henry's biological daughter.'
Almost no one knew the truth about Meredith's background.
The two families had only started doing business in recent years, so Vivian didn't know much about the Bradfords' private matters.
But now, Vivian was shocked. If her guess was right, Meredith was actually the adopted daughter.
Vivian had once heard a friend mention that the Bradford family had lost their real daughter and later adopted one to take her place.
At the time, Vivian didn't think much of it—she assumed the adopted one was their eldest son, Ronan.
But now, it seemed more likely the adopted one was Meredith.
Realizing this, Vivian immediately called Jamie.
Jamie was on the verge of losing it. Edgar had already said they'd just pay to bury the trending topic.
As soon as Perla finished, her eyes turned red, and she started crying.
The more Perla thought about it, the more wronged she felt. She buried her face into the blanket and sobbed.
Vivian tossed out a quick. "I'll come back when you're done crying," and walked out of the room.
Vivian thought, 'Perla's too worked up to listen to anything right now. Better to give her some time to cool off before saying anything more.'
Meanwhile, Jamie was currently meeting with several senior executives at the company, working out a strategy.
Jamie had finally calmed down. No matter how mad he was, they still had to deal with the fallout.
One person suggested, "Let the PR team get someone to bury the trending topic. The internet forgets fast. In a little while, everyone'll move on.
"People had once rallied to boycott R-style products, storming into stores and smashing merchandise.
"And what happened after? Those same people just went right back to using R-style products.
"Sales of R-style products didn't go down—they went up. And this time, it's not even about patriotism or national pride."
Jamie planned to team up with the Evans family to suppress the trending topic.
If both families stayed lowkey for a bit, this would blow over.
But the head of the marketing department frowned. "I don't think burying the trend is a good move right now.
"Ignoring it might only piss people off more. Look at the numbers—there are way more regular folks in Haskium than rich ones.
"If we stay quiet, those people might really go trash our stores."
Someone else asked, "So what should we do then? Have you seen what people are saying online?
"Also, our stock hit its limit today. If we don't pull that trend soon, it might keep falling."
That concern wasn't baseless. A drop in stock prices would hit the company hard.
If this wasn't handled quickly, the consequences wouldn't be something they could afford.
The key to this whole thing was the woman in the video.
"We should talk to Mr. Evans first. See if he's got any smart ideas," the marketing manager suggested.
After all, it wasn't just the Sidel Group that was getting hammered online. The Evans Group was caught in the storm too.
People online weren't doing this just to defend Arielle. What really set them off were the things Perla said.
Perla's words struck a nerve. Most folks in society were still part of the working or lower-middle class.
Jamie nodded and decided to get in touch with Edgar to hear his take on it.
Meanwhile, Vivian wasn't just sitting around either. She'd already asked someone to dig up Arielle's full background and send it over.
Vivian and Sharon were usually on good terms. Their families did business together.
The two of them and some other socialites often had afternoon tea together. But Vivian had never heard a thing about Sharon adopting a daughter.
When her assistant sent over the file, Vivian's brows furrowed even deeper the more she read.
Vivian thought, 'Something doesn't add up. This isn't some adopted girl—it's clearly the real daughter who somehow ended up out there.
'The girl who has just come back is Sharon and Henry's biological daughter.'
Almost no one knew the truth about Meredith's background.
The two families had only started doing business in recent years, so Vivian didn't know much about the Bradfords' private matters.
But now, Vivian was shocked. If her guess was right, Meredith was actually the adopted daughter.
Vivian had once heard a friend mention that the Bradford family had lost their real daughter and later adopted one to take her place.
At the time, Vivian didn't think much of it—she assumed the adopted one was their eldest son, Ronan.
But now, it seemed more likely the adopted one was Meredith.
Realizing this, Vivian immediately called Jamie.
Jamie was on the verge of losing it. Edgar had already said they'd just pay to bury the trending topic.
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