My Wife Wants a Divorce by Red Little Fruit

Chapter 1067 They Fought Back the Rumor

"What about the haters?" Julien let out a frightening air at the thought of the online trolling of Sydney.

Even on the other end of the line, Zach could sense it. He shuddered involuntarily and hurried to answer, "I also got the list of the haters's organizations. There are ten groups of haters in all: three of them are run by companies; three are self-initiated by netizens; two are hired by the Madden family and Dallin, and the last two are managed by the McDaniel Group."

"Hehe, the McDaniel Group!" sneered Julien.

Zach continued, "It was Miss McDaniel who gave the order to restore the topic we had deleted. With your relationship with Mr. McDaniel, the McDaniel Group believed you wouldn't do anything to them, so they didn't hesitate to carry out Miss McDaniel's instructions."

"She's a stupid woman. I respect her grandfather because he used to be my mentor, but I have nothing to do with her. What makes her think I'll go easy on her?" Julien's face was expressionless and his voice was terribly cold.

"Brandon and Dallin were also involved?" Julien questioned.

Sydney furrowed her eyebrows in surprise.

Luke, who had his back to the couple, turned around instantly. He was surprised, "What? That asshole Brandon is also a part of it?"

Hearing Luke's voice, Zach knew his earlier guess was right.

'Mr. Chase is really with Mr. Flint and Ms. Raines.'

Zach immediately replied in a serious tone, "Yes, Brandon and Dallin are also involved. Brandon has a grudge against Ms. Raines, and Dallin has a feud with Mr. Flint. The rumor involves both Ms. Raines and Mr. Flint, so they want to take this opportunity to get revenge, but they didn't dare to do anything openly, so they secretly hired haters. They wanted to make the rumor blow wide."

Luke didn't know much about Dallin, neither did he know what kind of grudge he had against Julien.

But Luke knew Brandon very well.

Luke slapped the table and stood up. His face contorted in anger. "That asshole is involved in everything that smears Sydney. He's so disgusting!"

Sydney was surprised that Dallin and Brandon were involved.

Then she thought about their feud, and she understood.

"Since Brandon and Dallin are involved, you deal with them. You should know what to do!" Julien’s face darkened.

Zach nodded. "Yes, Mr. Flint. I know what to do."

Julien continued, "As for the haters, they've got a foul atmosphere on the internet. Dismantle their organizations. For the head haters, investigate them. If anyone does the same thing Jerry did, send him to jail. For the netizens who badmouth Sydney online, give them warnings and letters from lawyers. We won't spare anyone."

"Yes." Zach nodded. Then he asked, "What about Miss McDaniel and the McDaniel Group?"

An ambiguous glimmer flashed across Julien's eyes. "Contact Erin's father and tell him about it. I think he'll know what to do. Later, I'll go to the McDaniel Group myself and demand an apology."

"Yes, Mr. Flint," Zach replied. Julien then hung up.

Julien put the phone away and turned to Sydney. "You said earlier that the hotel's surveillance had been broken, right?"

"Yes." Sydney nodded.

Julien narrowed his eyes. "It’s OK. I've got someone working on restoring the footage. I think we'll hear from them soon. When I get the video, you clarify the rumors on the internet, and I'll handle the rest."

Just as Sydney was about to say yes, Luke suddenly spoke. "Send me the video after the footage is restored. I'll publish the video. Syd, you just deny the rumors."

"You want to publish the video?" Julien looked at Luke skeptically.

Luke glared at Julien angrily, "What? Why are you looking at me like that? I can't let Syd take the bullets alone."

"Luke, you don't need to expose yourself. I can handle it myself."

"I know." Luke looked at Sydney and said, "You don't want me to get in trouble. You want to protect me, but it’s not necessary. Julien said the footage would be restored. When the footage gets recovered, we release it and that proves us. I think by then the netizens won’t condemn me, and the video I posted will be a slap in the face to the trolls. If we don't get the footage, haters might attack me, too. But with the footage, that won't happen. Don't worry about me."

Julien raised his eyebrows. He gave Luke a surprised look. "I didn't expect you to step up!"

Luke retorted, "What do you mean? Are you calling me a coward?"

Julien let out a snort. Obviously, that was what he meant.

Luke immediately exploded in anger. He reached for Julien's collar.

Seeing this tense scene, Sydney immediately stopped Julien. "What are you guys doing?"

The two men saw that Sydney was angry and they suppressed their anger.

Julien sat back down next to Sydney. He took her hand and stroked it. He was trying to please her so she wouldn't be angry with him. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Luke didn't say anything, but he gave her a flattering smile. Her intentions were the same as Julien's, to keep Sydney from getting mad.

Sydney was amused to see the two men carefully coaxing her in order to keep her from getting angry.

Every time Julien and Luke came across, they would argue with each other. Sydney was at her wit's end with them.

"I'm speechless to you guys." Sydney shook her head with a wry smile.

She wasn't angry and the two men were relieved.

Julien showed no emotion on his face, but Luke didn't hide it. He took a long breath and said, "Syd, what do you think of my idea?"

Sydney answered, "You have a point. With the surveillance footage, if you come forward and deny the rumor, I guess the netizens won't attack you, but you don't need to do that. I can release the surveillance footage."

"That's different," Julien uttered.

Sydney and Luke looked at him together.

Julien said calmly, "This whole thing never mentioned the man in the picture, so people have all sorts of speculations. If Sydney clarifies the rumors but the man doesn't show up, the netizens will think the rumors might be true and that your clarification is to protect the man."

Julien then looked at Luke and continued, "So it's best if Luke clarifies the rumor, too. If he comes forward and denies the rumor, the netizens will believe it. Also, the netizens know you guys are friends and if they know Luke is the man in the story, they will understand that someone is setting Sydney up."

"Yes." Luke nodded hurriedly. "Julien's right. Syd, people know we're good friends.

The only way people will believe us is if I come forward and release the surveillance footage. When they started the rumor, they deliberately obscured my face in the picture. They wanted to portray me as a powerful man. If the netizens learn that the man in the photo is me, they will realize that the story was a lie. The netizens will turn around and attack the people who made up that story."