Chapter 1114 Is There Anything I Can Do for You?
“You’re right. We have no obligation to punish ourselves because of others’ mistakes.
There, there. Don’t cry. My heart aches when I see you like this.”
Nicholas continued comforting Tessa patiently. Tessa also thought he had a point. She
shouldn’t punish herself because of another person’s mistake. Instead, she should live her
life well and stay unaffected by this incident.
When Nicholas noticed that Tessa was gradually calming down, he sighed in relief and
continued, “I’ve already asked Edward to investigate this matter. I believe we’ll get an
update soon, and when that time comes, let me deal with it.”
Tessa nodded. However, for some reason, she felt that things weren’t so simple. In reality,
it was exactly the way Tessa had imagined it.
That afternoon, more information was exposed in the online articles.
‘Breaking news! The violent, arrogant woman is the biological sister of the general
manager at the entrepreneurial dark horse known as Reinhart Enterprise. Not to mention,
she’s also the future daughter-in-law of the richest family in Southend—the Sawyer Family!
She’s filthy rich!’
As soon as this news was published, the netizens were in an uproar.
‘Holy sh*t, this wretch is so rich, but she refused to give the old lady some money for
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇttreatment. Is she even human?’
‘No wonder she’s so arrogant; she’s the future daughter-in-law of the Sawyer Family.’
‘Just as expected; the richer someone is, the stingier they are.’
‘Isn’t anyone curious how this morally corrupted woman managed to become the future
daughter-in-law of the Sawyer Family?’
‘That’s because she gave birth to an heir, duh.’
‘I can’t believe the Sawyer Family accepted such a beast of a woman. I’m disappointed in
them.’
‘You know what they say—birds of a feather flock together. The Sawyer Family is so
successful, but they chose this woman instead. They’re probably bad eggs themselves.’
Instantly, the netizens were disgusted with even the Sawyer Group.
Timothy’s company wasn’t any better, and both companies suffered negative effects.
Thanks to the netizens, Tessa’s reputation was also slandered beyond redemption.
Several aggressive netizens even requested police interception online.
‘Does she think she’s somebody simply because she’s rich? How can she act with such
disregard for the law just because she has money? I think this woman has a long-term
record of abusing old people.’
‘I strongly insist that the police arrest this woman. A terrible person like her should be
thrown into a labor camp to suffer and rethink her life.’
The incident was blown up even further, so much so that even the international music
scene knew of it.
As for the fans whom Tessa gained some time ago, most of them were gone, and only the
steadfast fans stayed behind to support her with great effort as they debated with the
local netizens.
Sofia and the other seniors also heard of this incident.
On the very same day, Sofia called up Tessa in concern, representing the others as well.
“Tessa, are you alright?”
“I’m fine.”
When Tessa heard her teacher’s concerned voice, a warm sensation flowed through her
heart.
Sofia let out a sigh of relief. “I’m glad to hear that. Your seniors and I are very worried
about you. What exactly is going on with that incident online?”
“It’s all history.”
Tessa pursed her lips, then briefly explained her past experiences.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEven though it wasn’t appropriate to air one’s dirty laundry in public, Sofia wasn’t an
outsider. Also, Sofia would know of these things sooner or later.
When Sofia heard all that, she was furious beyond measure. “How can such a vicious
person exist?!”
At the same time, her heart ached for Tessa even more.
As Tessa listened to her teacher’s furious tone, she felt warm inside.
“You don’t have to get so worked up, Miss Sofia. All this is history to me.”
She tried to appease Sofia.
Even so, Sofia pitied her greatly. “Now that this incident has spread internationally, is
there anything I can do for you? Should I make an announcement, perhaps?”
“It’s alright. You don’t have to do anything, Miss Sofia. I’ll deal with it over here.”
Tessa declined her teacher’s kindness.
This was her private matter, after all, so she didn’t want to involve Sofia.
Seeing her determined refusal, Sofia didn’t press further as she said, “If there’s anything
your seniors and I can do, just tell us.”
Tessa was grateful, and she hung up after thanking Sofia.
After putting down her phone, she checked the online articles again. Surprisingly, she
found that the negative news about Sawyer Group had multiplied, and her heart was
severely affected in an instant.