While the journalists listened intently, they were finally able to piece the whole story together.
The truth of the incident had come to light. Norton Corporation and Joan turned out to be the victims of this entire scandal. To everyone's surprise, the real culprits were Gabriella and Carl!
When everything was over, the journalists left. Things had escalated rather quickly, so they had to hurry back to their respective agency and get the news out as soon as possible. The earlier their firm made the announcement, the more benefits they would gain.
As soon as the news came out, Carl became the target of criticism from all walks of life. They despised his dirty practices of weaponizing other people's sympathy to run the rumor mill and gain public support.
Instantly, Carl became the object of everyone's ire.
Similarly, Gabriella's reputation was also ruined. This was the second time she was completely exposed under the limelight.
The first time was when she accused someone else of being a homewrecker, lied about her marriage arrangement with Norton Corporation, and garnered lots of clout because of it. This time, she colluded with another man to keep the rumor mill spinning and even attempted to drag Norton Corporation through the mud. Hence, the public's aversion to the schemer was far greater than that of Carl.
All the while, Larry and Joan remained at home, watching the turn of events unfold before them like spectators enjoying a show.
Truth to be told, Norton Corporation's power certainly stretched far and wide. Not only had they effortlessly dug up the recorded conversation between Carl and Gabriella, managed to get their hands on the footage of Carl entering the news agency, but they also found the driver responsible for assisting Carl in completing his atrocities.
When Caspian got hold of the driver who caused the accident, the latter initially refused to admit that he was Carl's accomplice. Without bothering to argue with him, Caspian straight up gave the man a good beating. He even resorted to using some special techniques he had picked up from the mafia.
The driver, having had enough of the torture, eventually surrendered and told them everything.
The whole ordeal was settled almost effortlessly.
The farce came to an end just as strangely as it
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