Gerda let out a long sigh.
She paid a lot of attention to what people were gossiping about in the entertainment circle.She knew firsthand that many stars liked to incite their fans on purpose in order to fight their battles.
It was not shocking at all to see these tricks in the trade, but she felt that it was a little off that someone would use this to deal with a nonentity like Natalie.
“I want to clarify this matter on Twitter.” Natalie wasn’t willing to give up without a fight.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.Now, what those fans are trying to do is dox you and dig up any dirt they can find on you. If you show them your Twitter account, they’ll hunt you down and make your life a living hell!”
Gerda exclaimed in a loud voice.
After a few seconds of silence, she finally said, “Natalie, you have no idea how serious the situation really is.”
Gerda’s meaningful silence told Natalie that there was more to this matter than just the video and reports.
After hanging up the phone call, Gerda sent over a bunch of screenshots and messages to Natalie.
“The fans are discussing this here. They have uncovered a ton of things about Emani and you.”
One of the things about the Internet was that anything that happened there left behind traces.
Natalie swiped her phone screen to see what Gerda had sent her.
Emani’s fans had done some investigating and found out what had happened to her and Emani at the ball — that she and Emani had on the same dress, but she had refused to change her outfit, going on to embarrass Emani in public.
Other than that, they also discovered that she had gone out of her way to humiliate Emani in the jewelry store.
From the fan’s perspective, this was all Natalie’s fault.
Emani was the innocent victim here.
They also discovered that Natalie was one of the designers at the Larson Group.
So they easily came to the conclusion that she must’ve been picking on Emani at her job, and that must be the reason why the
Larson Group did not renew their contract with Emani.
Of course, these were all groundless rumors.
Altogether, Natalie believed that the gossip was too ridiculous and illogical.She was only an ordinary designer.
How could her words have any weight on Emani’s contract? As time passed by, more and more of Natalie’s personal information was exposed to the public.
The type of things being discussed included her family background, the conflict between her and the Quinn family, and the vicious rumor that she had sex with a senior partner of the Larson Group.
These rumors and slanders circulated on the Internet and before long, they became viral.
The netizens who had no idea about the truth all thought that Natalie had been a scheming bitch her entire life.
Even some netizens who initially were neutral came to believe these baseless rumors and joined those fans opposing her to criticize her.
The more Natalie watched behind the scenes, the more restless she got.
After that, she reopened the chat history Gerda had sent her.
“She’s really so ungrateful.She actually sent her foster parents to prison. This fact alone is really chilling”
“I can hardly believe it. This kind of thing is actually happening in our time and age.Sure enough, bad people everywhere are all heartless creatures.I can see that Natalie is a born bitch.”
“This woman deserves to die a painful and lonely death. It’s been rumored that she has had an affair with a senior partner of the
Larson Group.She’s a perfect example of someone using her body to get her way to the top.”
“Do you have any clue where she lives?”
The chat was filled with slander and abuse toward Natalie.
Noticing Natalie’s extremely pale face, Laney took her phone away and said in a serious voice, “Don’t look at or listen to those people. We can’t do anything about them now. They’re just brainless automatons out to get you. You don’t need to pay any attention to them.”
Natalie had been treated unfairly ever since she was a child.
But, not once in her life had she ever been slandered by so many people at once.
The malicious comments online made her furious.She had to take several deep breaths before she managed to calm down.
“I know what to do. There’s no need to argue with people like them.They’re biased and paranoid.Besides, I’m not the kind of person they think I am.If I were to break down and argue with them, Emani would be thrilled.”
Despite looking gentle and timid, Natalie had grown to become a strong woman because of all the hardships she had gone through since she was a child.
“We should go home as soon as possible.Brainless fans like them are capable of all sorts of crazy stuff.It’s not safe for you to stay outside.”
Laney happened to read some of the comments online just now.It was difficult for good people to triumph over evil ones, because the latter had no morality whatsoever.
Once their haircuts were finished, Natalie and Laney left the salon in a hurry. The shopping mall was crowded.
While Natalie was walking with her head down, someone recognized her.
“Natalie Quinn?” the person exclaimed from behind her.
“Don’t look back.” Laney sensed that something was amiss.
She wanted to stop Natalie, but it was all too late.
Natalie looked back instinctively and saw that several girls that were behind them rushed over and stopped in front of them.
“Humph! It really is Natalie Quinn. How dare you come out on the streets, you bitch?”
The girl was holding a poster of Emani, which only meant that she was one of Emani’s diehard fans.Six seventeen-year-old girls were now surrounding Laney and Natalie.
They pointed at the two ladies and shouted, “Apologize to Emani, bitch!”
“We should push you into the lake and make you feel just how cold it is to be soaked in ice-cold water!”
“Emani caught a cold and was sent to the hospital, while here you are, shopping with not a care in the world.Don’t you have a heart? Don’t you feel even a little bit guilty? You deserved to be abandoned by your parents, you jinx!”
“Get the hell out of our way and talk shit somewhere else!”
Laney stood in front of Natalie with a stern look.
With her strength, she could easily kick these little bitches’ asses.
But right now, Natalie’s reputation was already at rock bottom.
If word got out that they hit Emani’s fans, it could get even worse and things would become even harder to clear out.
“You think you can just run away after what you’ve done? Hell no! Call them over, Natalie! We’re going to avenge Emani today!”
one of the resentful fans said.
The other girl took out her phone and began to make phone calls.
Fearing that it would become harder for them to escape once the girls’ friends arrived, Laney grabbed Natalie’s hand, intending to take her away.
However, the other girls blocked their path and made phone calls.
In just a few minutes, Natalie and Laney were surrounded by more of Emani’s rabid fans.
“Sisters! Those are the two demons who pushed Emani down the lake! Don’t let them get away!”