Who did this?
Who was the one who logged into his social media account and announced this secret online? Charlie immediately deleted the post, then posted an explanation: (My account was hacked. I was not the one who posted the previous update. A police report has been made!) After he posted the status, he immediately called the police.
However, it was already too late.
His status update had already been screenshotted and spread all over theed internet… When Elyette saw the post, his deep-set eyes were filled with disbelief.
If Charlie was not drunk out of his mind and lost all of his reason, he would never have the guts to announce such a thing online.
This secret was Charlie’s bargaining chip against Elyette. Now that Charlie had exposed him, Elyette no longer had to endure his threats. His phone rang soon after. It was Charlie. The moment Elyette answered the phone, Charlie frantically rambled, “I wasn’t the one who posted that status, Elyette!
My account was hacked! The website can prove my innocence! Also, I’ve already called the police. I’ve bribed all the news outlets and I’ll clear this whole thing up! Don’t worry about getting affected by this! I’ll deal with this!” Charlie was worried that Elyette would beat him at his own game.
After all, the news that Elyette suffered from a psychological disorder had now spread across the country.
This matter might affect Elyette’s reputation, but it won’t affect his position as the head of Sterling Group. Charlie knew that Elyette had killed his own father, but he had no proof. As long as he had no proof, Elyette could sue him for defamation. Charlie was not willing to take that risk. “How much patience do you think I have left, Tierney?” Elyette asked hoarsely. Charlie’s face flushed as he said, “It really wasn’t me! Wouldn’t I be embarrassing myself if I did that?”
“Who else did you tell about this?” Elyette asked casually.
Charlie pondered quickly, then answered, “Chelsea! I’ve only told Chelsea about it! It must’ve been her! She doesn’t want to marry you because she doesn’t want to be ridiculed! She hacked into my account and posted that status to pit us against each other! Don’t worry, though. She has no proof! She can talk her mouth off but nobody will believe her!” Elyette listened to Charlie’s words and pondered silently. Chelsea did not do this.
She had a secret arrangement with him.
Chelsea would get back what was Elyette’s from Charlie, and Elyette would help her get the Tierney fortune. At that moment, Elyette’s office doors burst open and Chad strode in.
“I just called Mike, Sir. He said he wasn’t the one who hacked into Charlie Tierney’s account.” Chad adjusted his glasses, then continued, “He said it was Hayden.” Elyette covered the microphone on his phone, then hung up.
It was Hayden It was not surprising! Hayden knew the entire time that Layla was the one who took the box, so he must have already known about the box’s contents. He suddenly recalled that the reason why he almost strangled Hayden to death was that Hayden had said that he was sick. He did not think about why Hayden would say such a thing at the time. Now that he thought about it, he was a complete idiot!
Hayden had known about Elyette’s secret this entire time. Even if Elyette never laid a finger on Hayden back then, Hayden would still never acknowledge Elyette as his father! Hayden looked down on him! Otherwise, he would not have hacked into Charlie’s account and nonchalantly reveal Elyette’s secret to the public. “Hayden was just playing a prank, Sir.” Chad only knew that Hayden was behind this, but he did not know why he would say something like that. “It’s not a prank,” Elyette said with certainty. “He did it on purpose.”
“Even so, you shouldn’t hold it against him. He’s just a child, after all. Besides, he probably did it to stand up for his mother.” Chad was guessing from Hayden’s point of view.
Elyette shut his laptop, then walked around from behind his desk.
When he arrived next to Chad, he said in a low voice, “Go home!”
Hayden did what he did to tell Elyette that he knew about everything.
He never took Elyette seriously before, and that was still theed case. He could easily make Elyette’s fear public and not be afraid of Elyette taking revenge on him.
Of course Elyette would not be upset withie Hayden. It was just as Chad said, Hayden did this to stand up for his mother. The thought of Averie’s wronged expression made Elyette feel like punching himself. Once Elyette left, Chad was in a daze.
Elyette’s reaction seemed overly calm.
It was fine if he was not mad at Hayden for saying he had a psychological disorder, but how could he be so calm with the news going viral online?
Over in Bridgedale, Mike glanced over at Hayden a few times over breakfast. Hayden ignored him, finished his breakfast, then returned to his room. Moments later, Averie’s phone rang. Mrs. Cooper handed Averie her phone and said, “It’s Tammy.” Averie immediately answered the call. “I’ve got huge news, Averie!
Elyette has a psychological disorder!” Tammy did not expect to run into such explosive news when she had just returned to Aryadelle. “I’m not the one saying this! It was Charlie Tierney! He said his account was hacked and that it’s not true, though.”
The tone and content of Tammy’s words took Averie’s emotions on a roller coaster ride. She was mortified.
“Nobody believes Charlie Tierney’s explanation. Everyone thinks Elyette really is sick Otherwise, he wouldn’t marry Chelsea Tierney. I read some theories online and I think they’re right!”
It had been a while since Tammy felt such excitement. Maybe seeing others suffering more than she was made her look less pitiful. “Did you hear what I just said, Averie?” When Tammy noticed Averie’s silence, her own emotions began to gradually calm down. “Don’t tell me you already knew about this? I won’t laugh at him if he really is sick. I’m just shocked!”
“I don’t know about his business,” Averie said.
“Oh, you scared me!” Tammy felt relieved. “He hasn’t responded since the news broke. Do you think he could actually be sick?”
Averie pondered for a few seconds, then responded coldly, “I don’t care.”
Tammy could feel Averie’s resolution toward Elyette from her tone. She was right. Nothing that happened to Elyette right now was worth Averie’s sympathy. All the gossip about Elyette completely disappeared from the internet overnight. People might not be able to discuss the matter online, but everyone was still talking about it in private. “I think there’s something abnormal about Mr. Foster too,” said one of the employees at Sterling Group.
“I think he might not even be from this world. He could be an alien from another planet. Nothing else would explain how he’s so outstanding at such a young age.” Everyone burst into laughter. “I think that even if Mr. Foster had a psychological disorder, it’s not something that would make him go on a killing frenzy.
I’ve been working here for a long time and I’ve never heard any negative press about him. Our company has the highest yearly salary increment in the industry. You can’t find anything wrong with such a great boss!” “That’s right! I think Charlie Tierney was trying to spoil Mr. Foster’s reputation on purpose! Saying that someone hacked into his account was just a lame excuse!”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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