Ever since she offended the elders of the Howard family at The Bund of Trent River, she got a severe punishment from the folks in Balfour. Her live streaming account was permanently banned, she couldn't go live anymore.
She felt that she could not continue to live, so she went back to her hometown that night.
Theo listened, eating his breakfast slowly.
Collin went on, "The female influencer claimed that ever since she found out she had offended some big shots from the Howard family, she was worried that it would affect her family's jobs. So, she's been hiding out in the country, too scared to go online. She said the tweets bashing Ellinor weren't from her, her account had been hacked. She'd been warned by the Howard family not to publicize the incident at The Bund and the punishment she received afterwards. Her phone was taken away by the Balfour guys on the spot, so she didn't have the original video footage. Even if she did, she wouldn't dare to post videos involving the elders of the Howard family online. Mr. Blanchet, it seems that there are other people slandering Ellinor online."
Theo remained unfazed, not surprised at all.
The night before, he had technically analyzed that the real IP address of the video leak was from the Howard family, not the female influencer.
He picked up his milk, his expression dark and silent.
Seeing his expression, Collin thought for a moment, "I've already had the female influencer record a video to clarify that she didn't post the rumors online, explaining that the truth isn't as the internet says. All we need to do is give this video to the media to clear part of the suspicion for Ellinor. But of course, it won't be as convincing as the full original video. Most netizens these days are pretty picky, they'll probably suspect that the influencer was threatened to change her story, and they'll question why she didn't post the original video for them to see. The Howard family really messed up this time! Ellinor was obviously trying to help their elders when she clashed with the influencer, and now it's blown up online, but the Howard family just stays silent and doesn't help clarify anything."
Theo squinted his eyes coldly.
Collin understood Mr. Blanchet's concerns, "Ms. Howard once saved your life, so it wouldn't be right for you to go against the Howard family."
Because it was the Howard family, the situation was tricky.
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