He was totally freaking out.
Cornelia texted back right away, "We posted the video ourselves. Don't worry about me, I'm fine."
Leonardo replied, "You guys posted the video? Why would you post something like that? Do you know that the whole internet has seen it? Even if it's blurred, people from your company will surely recognize you. Aren't you afraid of their judgmental looks?"
Cornelia responded, "I don't care!"
Leonardo didn't text back.
Cornelia added, "Do you think if there was no video, people wouldn't look at me differently?"
The photo that Clair uploaded on the internet about Cornelia seducing someone's husband was actually a screenshot from this video, which easily led to misunderstandings. To protect Cornelia, Marcus had all her photos taken down online, but he couldn't erase people's memories.
A lot of people at the company were already badmouthing Cornelia because of this photo. She decided to release the video to shut them up.
Leonardo said, "Cornelia, now you're not just Cornelia and President Hartley's assistant. You're also Marcus' wife, and the lady of the Hartley Group. You represent the image of the whole Hartley Group. Have you ever thought that once Marc announces your identity, all of this could be used against Marc and the company?"
A long string of messages, Cornelia glanced over, then read it carefully. After finishing, her mood suddenly became very heavy. Indeed, as Leonardo said, before doing this, she had only considered herself and completely disregarded Marcus and the potential impact on the Hartley Group.
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