Chapter 657 A Joint Boycott
Although the other party had been very discreet, even choosing a public place like the school’s computer room to post, Ronin effortlessly captured the IP address.
Not only that, Ronin also hacked into the school’s surveillance system, directly pulling up the footage of the computer room and making a copy of the video of the person posting.
“Catherine, I found the person. Her name is Isadora Wale!”
Catherine took a look at the video handed to her by Ronin. The girl in the video was young, beautiful, stylishly dressed, and wearing internationally renowned designer clothes.
“Do I know her?” Catherine handed Ronin’s phone back to him.
Ronin looked bewildered and then shook his head. “I don’t think so!”
After all, Catherine had an extraordinary memory. Even if she had only seen someone once, she would remember them. So, if Catherine said she didn’t know the girl, then Catherine definitely hadn’t seen her before.
This made Ronin feel strange. If there were a grudge, it would make sense that she was defaming Catherine. But if she and Catherine didn’t even know each other, why would she do this to Catherine?
The post’s popularity continued to escalate, and Ronin felt increasingly anxious as he watched more and more people comment. He couldn’t bear to see anyone speak ill of Catherine. After all, she was such a nice person.
“Catherine, should I delete the post now?” he asked.
Catherine signaled him to pause and calmly said, “No rush. Go and find out what Isadora really wants to do.”
“Okay,” Ronin responded. Then, he saw Catherine pick up the documents and head out.
“Catherine, where are you going?”
Catherine didn’t even look back as she said, “To the lab!”
At this point, Ronin truly admired Catherine. Even though she was at the center of the turbulence, she remained so composed. He was so anxious, but she didn’t seem to worry about anything at all.
Having become accustomed to her ways, Ronin knew that guessing was useless. All he could do now was to quickly find out who Isadora really was and what her purpose was in defaming Catherine. Once he had figured them out, he would teach Isadora a lesson.
The popularity of the post continued to escalate.
Upon receiving the news, Paxton rushed into the conference hall. He knew very well that Catherine’s situation was the most important matter to Branden.
When Branden saw him enter, he said to the executives, “Take a break!” Then, everyone respectfully stood up and left the conference hall.
After they left, Paxton respectfully approached Branden to report the situation. “Boss, someone is defaming Miss Swann at Styre University!”
Branden’s deep eyes immediately darkened, emitting a terrifying aura. ” What happened?!”
Paxton carefully presented the post to Branden. “Boss, take a look at this.”
While Branden was reading the post, Paxton quickly reported the information they had found out. His team didn’t dare to delay in handling matters related to Catherine. Immediately after the incident, they began investigating the background of the person posting and managed to identify several suspects.
“The person who made the post has been identified. It’s Isadora Wale from the Wale Corporation!” Paxton not only found the person who made the post but also located her position at Golden Spoon. He pulled up the surveillance footage from Golden Spoon and showed it to Branden.
“Boss, Isadora also has a cousin named Emma Wale. At the National Literary and Art League in Oceanvile, she was once the top contender for the championship but lost to Miss Swann!”
“Where is she?” Branden asked.
Judging from Branden’s gentle tone, Paxton inferred that his boss was asking about Catherine.
“Miss Swann is currently in the lab. It seems she has asked Ronin to investigate this matter,” Paxton responded.
Branden, knowing that Catherine was unaffected, felt slightly relaxed. “Send the information to Ronin. Have someone to keep an eye on it, but don’t disturb Catherine!”
Catherine had been holed up in the lab recently. Branden didn’t want to bother her with such trivial matters.
“Yes, I understand,” Paxton replied, taking the order and immediately setting off to make the arrangements.
The popularity of the “exposé post” was unprecedentedly high, with people all talking about and condemning Catherine. Isadora was delighted to see all of this and shared it with Emma.
“Emma, look. She brings it upon herself!”
Emma was also in a very good mood. Since the last time, she had been unable to shake off the shadow Catherine had cast over her. This time, she felt like she had finally gotten her revenge. However, she didn’t plan to stop there. Just a few insults were not enough to teach Catherine a lesson.
“Isadora, I think you can organize a joint boycott. How can someone like Catherine be worthy of being at your school?”
Isadora was currently in high spirits, reveling in the joy of tarnishing Catherine’s reputation. She found Emma’s proposal very appealing and felt it made much sense.
“Emma, you’re right. We should definitely kick people like her out of the school!” After discussing with Emma, Isadora decided to put the plan into action. As for Catherine, she was completely immersed in the laboratory and had no idea that she was being talked about outside.
The seniors inside the laboratory had heard the rumors, but those selected to enter Marshall’s laboratory were all elites, and they didn’t like gossip. Moreover, they didn’t believe it was true. After all, Catherine was immersed in experiments every day, so why would she have the time to be with an old man? Besides, with Catherine’s current achievements, she didn’t need an old man to keep her. Publishing more papers would easily bring in substantial bonuses. There was no need to go out of her way to be with an old man. After all, no matter how good he was, an old man wasn’t as reliable as herself.
Inside the laboratory, everything seemed calm, but outside, people were gossiping like crazy. Catherine could ignore it, but her friends couldn’t accept her being defamed.
Amelia was furious after seeing the post. She tried to request the forum moderator to delete the post, but the moderator ignored her. She could only join Isabella in fighting against those slandering Catherine, trying to prove her innocence. Both of them had seen Catherine’s boyfriend, who was handsome and wealthy. Only a fool would give up such a great boyfriend to be with some old man. Unfortunately, they were outnumbered, and their efforts to fight back were particularly feeble.
Amelia was so angry that she couldn’t eat, and Isabella took her downstairs for a walk. Unexpectedly, they ran into a joint boycott against Catherine, demanding her expulsion from the school. Even worse, the event was organized by the Student Union.
Amelia was furious when she saw it. Despite Isabella’s attempts to stop her, she rushed over, tore down the banner, and threw it on the ground. “You guys know nothing about the situation, yet you’re causing a ruckus. Believe it or not. I’ll sue you!”
